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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all the people saying get rid of equity as an issue…it’s not going to happen.  This is a concern across the country and I’m pretty sure school systems have to show how they will address achievement gaps.   So what do you suggest FCPS do?  I agree we shouldn’t lower standards.  But the topic/problem isn’t going away.   [/quote]

If 2022 and 2024 go the same way the 2021 elections did, the topic is going away. [/quote]
Just because you want it to go away, doesn’t mean it will.  Equity in education has been an issue forever, even under Republican presidents.  The GOP is just going to do away with federal law?  You can’t be this dense. [/quote]

We used to call it equality - equal opportunity. Not equity - equal outcomes. Making sure all kids learn how to read is not the same thing as insisting the reading test be set so that every racial and ethnic background get the same scores. I'd argue that the former is far superior to the latter, but places like Oregon have demonstrated that some people are giving up on the first in favor of the second.[/quote]

But if you believe racism is baked into everything such as, testing, teachers not encouraging students of color to take more difficult classes, counselors counseling students of color out of honors or AP classes, etc how do you remedy that other than to do what they're doing? [/quote]

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