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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those in favor of keeping the core programs would you be ok moving them to new schools better located. Example move Blair’s program to Woodward, Poolesville to gaithersburg?  [/quote]

At the very beginning, Blair SMCS was set at Blair because of the intention to breakdown the segregation, homogenize western and eastern counties, and bring some positive learning environment to Blair. Back at that time, Blair had many issues and was considered one of the low performing HSs. The overall results are pretty nice. Now Taylor just want to bring back the segregation.[/quote]

I could argue what was holding Blair back was it's proximity to the city, after the riots that was not desirable and it got poorer quicker than the more sheltered parts of the suburbs. The Magnet might of helped a tiny bit but what really happened was the sheltered part of the suburbs became poorer too and a few part of Blairs IB got more desirable due to its proximity when Nicer aeras got got priced out of reach for many middle class families.  You can't use the use blair was a mess as a justification to keep a program as there are schools that could use the help more now and while it will cement it as just another East county school to people with means[/quote]

Not at all.  Stop making stuff up.  And, these areas are now out of reach too.  Middle class families cannot afford million dollar houses and if they can they are not middle class.[/quote]

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