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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the OP or anyone else who has any ideas, what can we as parents DO about this if we get together? Sending the cream of the crop off to magnets does not seem to solve the problem -- it just kicks it down the road for other families to deal with. I know dozens of families who would join a movement but I don't know what it would look like or what it could accomplish. What would a solution look like? I would seriously be part of it.[/quote]

NP here -

I'd join an effort to improve the DCC schools.  My daughter is only 2 years old, but I'm already concerned about the limited options in this part of Silver Spring.  The local ES is terrible and most families in my neighborhood opt for private.  I'd like DD to attend public schools - it's a huge part of why I moved to this area (though at the time I moved, the ES in our nieghborhood actually performed much better overall).

I do find it absurd that families downcounty have to make do with mediocre schools, while those west and north have a host of excellent options.  Don't tell me it's about paying more in taxes because as other posters have pointed out, we all pay the same rate in property taxes.  My kid should have access to a quality education without having to jump through myriad hoops to get into a magnet or immersion program.  I'd gladly invest time, energy, and even some money to develop a group to A) get the County to recognize the issue B) get the County to address the issue in a meaningful way.  As it stands now, MCPS really only serves the wealthiest of its citizens - those of us downcounty are really stuck.

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