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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]DCPS is a district focused primarily on the growth and success of low-income children of color. From leadership down that is the priority, [b]and it should be[/b].[/quote]

Explain to me why a school system should focus primarily upon on one socio-economic and ethnic group. Other jurisdictions like Arlington,  Alexandria, MCPS, and Fairfax somehow seem to manage to care about ALL learners. [/quote]

Because inequality is horrible for society overall, yes even for you.

I'm a European immigrant (but not Anglo) who is disgusted with continuing segregation and imprisonment of a significant portion of the US population. I want my kids to benefit from fair competition where the brightest minds can apply their talents and efforts to better society, not a system that suppresses such talent based on random and inconsequential (to quality) attribute, such as skin color, gender, accent, religion, sexual orientation, to name a few.

Do people really not get it or just pretend not to get it? SMH[/quote]

Most whites believe that those other groups don’t contain the best or brightest. See how DCUM uses “white” as a proxy for UMC. If you’re really European but not Anglo, then you must be aware of this racism yourself, because it’s rampant in Europe also. [b]Or are you just pretending it doesn’t exist[/b]?[/quote]

That's what Europeans do best...[/quote]

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