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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What PG County needs is more middle class families. It is a chicken egg problem. 
Higher taxes are not going to solve this issue. We pay the same amount in property tax that my parents, who live in a very high performing district, pay. Their elementary school is an 8. It is about demographics. [/quote]

Agreed. The only way to get more middle class families is to convince families that there are good options for schools. Let's face it, raising the taxes without a solid plan isn't going to magically make parents choose to move here or stay. I know it's not liked by parents in PG who have decent options and don't want middle class families to chose charters, but the charters and the possibility of good choices is what is causing property values to skyrocket in sections of DC that aren't traditionally known for their good schools - Brooklyn, Fort Totten, Michigan Park, and even Trinidad!!

There was a flurry of expensive administrative hiring just before the spending freeze this year. The spending freeze that resulted in schools having to wait to purchase materials and teaching staff.

If they decide to raise taxes, PGCPS should definitely spend money on capital improvements. Middle class families are not going to voluntarily chose to send their kids to schools that are lacking toilet seats and doors in the bathrooms. I'm also of the opinion that if they do end up raising taxes, a good chunk should really go to improving the options for vocational and technical education and workforce training. That is the way to get the graduation rate higher than 90%. But that is also not appealing to middle class families. [/quote]

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