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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone comment on which practices used to address this issue are currently successful in other parts of the country?
[b]Massive boundary changes seems unfair on those who (over)paid[/b] and busing is costly. How have other places attracted middle class families? Just wondering[/quote]

Why is that unfair, specifically?

I think it is all about housing.  In the town where my sister lives (and where I grew up), there is a wide variety of housing, from subsidized apartments to $1M+ houses.  There are eight elementaries, one middle school, one high school.  So the kids from Section 8 housing are attending the same schools as the ones with doctor/lawyer/professional parents.

Housing is very, very segregated by income in MoCo.  This is the root of the problem.  IMO[/quote

It was like that where I grew up, too, and it's like that in the Bethesda Chevy Chase  cluster too (at least it is at  the RHPS/NCC/BE/Westland/BCC schools where I have first-hand experience).[/quote]

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