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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Articles like these are idiotic because they are not verifying that the quoted supporters actually fully understand all the details of the regional program implementation being proposed.  *Of course* people who are not following the details of the regional programs think the general concept of regional programs/expanding access to programs is a good idea-- that's not news!  Most of the people who oppose what MCPS is doing with the regional programs *also* support the general concepts of program expansion/regional programs (except the handful of folks whose issue is wanting to preserve programs like Blair and RMIB as-is, but that's a tiny minority of the opponents)-- if we didn't understand the details and nuances here, we would also be supporters!

The actual concern is that, when you look at the details of exactly when, where, and what they're planning to roll out, it becomes clear that it's very likely to be an expensive, unsuccessful, inequitable disaster that hurts a lot of schools and students.  Most of us support the general idea of regional programs, but we don't want MCPS to spend a ton of money on doing things in a way that's going to make things worse rather than better, and disproportionately harm students and schools with lower SES.

But MCPS keeps saying "we are expanding access and critics oppose the idea of regional programs because they are elitists who want to preserve limited access for the existing programs," and somehow that spin keeps getting bought by people like journalists, BOE members, the Black & Brown Coalition, etc.  It's infuriating.     [/quote]

I think this is true of a lot of people who support or are neutral about the changes.

t's not clear to me whether Starr is uninformed about the details of the changes and who called for a slowdown/revisions and why-- or if he knows full well that it's going to be a mess but is just currying favor with Taylor.  Either way, this is a really offensive thing to say to all the people who have been fighting to get MCPS to pause and revise because we're concerned the changes will hurt lower-income schools and students:  “There’s no leader that’s ever done anything bold and worthwhile that actually truly supports kids and addresses equity issues … that has not gotten serious pushback from folks who benefit from the current systems."[/quote]

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