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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I know that MoCo is a huge school district and not a town. The fact remains, however, that MoCo makes the ongoing choice to segregate people by housing prices. It is a choice not to locate affordable housing in e.g. Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase. In making that choice, MoCo also chooses the achievement gap.[/quote]

You're the type of fool that would cut off your nose to spite your face. [b]The revenues that fund schools come from property taxes[/b]. The county is declining in revenue not growing- which is very bad. The close in areas don't see it but compared to Howard, Frederick, and VA the north and west of Montgomery County is stagnating, no appreciation and no increased revenues while the east is dropping fast.

You will not close the achievement gap by adding a few low income housing units to White Flint but its a good sound bite for the stupid. You will loe revenues that fund the schools. [/quote]

Why do you think property taxes would decline if housing were mixed?  Do you think that mixing socioeconomic groups in the same neighborhood would have a negative impact on housing values?  This is not the case in the town I referred to above.  On the contrary, property values are stable and rising.  Housing has always been mixed.  It is just a given.

I didn't say anything about "a few low income housing units to White Flint."  I'm talking about massive policy overhaul.

Segregated housing is not a default.  It is not the case everywhere.  It is a choice.

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Then if your town is truly Eden, give up the name.  People segregate by race, culture and SES.  So even if Josephine is living next to Gina, if Gina is a millionaire and Josephine is relying on her government check, it's unlikely they will be bonding anytime soon.[/quote]

Not my town (because I'm not going to out myself), but e.g. Arlington, MA is a town with a similar profile:

Public housing:

http://arlingtonhousing.org/residents_family.php

Affordable housing:

http://housingcorparlington.org/affordable-apartment-program/capitol-square-apartments/

In the same town:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/83-Cutter-Hill-Rd_Arlington_MA_02474_M34028-94614?row=2

And in-between, economically:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15-Hazel-Ter_Arlington_MA_02474_M41693-54626?row=3

Kids from all of these situations attend the SAME schools.

It's not Eden, but it's not segregated either.

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So funny.  I know someone who grew up in Arlington, MA during the 1970s.  they ended up sending one kid to private school and in the end they moved to a more expensive neighborhood to get better schools.  The school in the better neighborhood was much, much better.  I know this was a long time ago and perhaps the town has changed since then but...[/quote]

That is so funny.  [/quote]

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