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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've lived in many places.  I seriously vote for FCPS.[/quote]

Then you haven't lived that many places. FCPS are very good. But nowhere near the best. [/quote]

For the 10th largest school system in the country, it's pretty damn good. I've taught in 3 different states over the last 25 years, including small, wealthy communities in the northeast. Nothing comes close to the professional learning or professionalism I've seen in FCPS. Is it perfect? Of course not. [b]But then no place is. Also, to compare it to a small school district like a Scarsdale, NY or Lexington,MA or other wealthy towns is pointless.[/b] For the volume of students, including the number of immigrants and students living in poverty, it is excellent.

School systems of similar size:
Hawaii
Orange County, FL
Hillsborough County, FL
Palm Beach County, FL
Philadelphia, PA
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But that actually is the point. Because the question isn't who does the best work with a large diverse population, the question is what is the best public school district.  I don't think FCPS even begins to come close to a place like Scarsdale.  [/quote]

And it never can because it's so massive.

I grew up in an area that has smaller school systems and now I really wish we had that for our kids. There are just too many different factions pushing for different priorities and our kids end up with some mediocre compromises. 
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