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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they get rid of magnets and special programs, the school district will go down the tubes even further and quickly. You'll see more educated parents pull their kids out and put them in private, or move (I'd move; we both wfh).  Test scores will go down even more.   If you think spending an additional $2K per child is going to raise test scores, you are deluded.
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Where? You greatly under estimate how many applications competitive privates in DMV are already getting for a small number of seats. And some that expanded their class sizes during Covid are already shrinking them back to pre-covid size both because of families withdrawing back to public and also because school families complained about the additional size. We’ve already noted that not even all wealthy districts offer magnet and specialized programs.  So what you’re saying is people are going to lower their expectations and move to districts and schools that don’t offer the same things as MCPS?  And even all educated parents are not ready to pay 40-60k+ for K-12 education.[/quote]
PP is talking about the cream of the crop leaving MCPS for privates. That would alter the private landscape for sure. If privates can’t expand enrollment, the competition for spots will become even fiercer. Their standards for admission will rise even higher. Some families who would have chosen privates instead of MCPS will get shut out. Some kids who have already attended privates for K-8 would not make the cut for private high schools. Therefore, some families will move.[/quote]

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