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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Caring about what will bring middle class families back to declining red zone schools should be part of their plan"

Agree. It is if course not feasible to improve the red zone schools by busing those kids over west. There are plenty of middle class families in the red zone - if MCPS focused on drawing them back in more that would help a lot. [/quote]

They won't do this because it would require them to put money into programs or facilities that appeal to middle class families, which would look bad if it reduced the funding that is used to directly fund programs for at risk populations.  The very real benefit of middle class integration in the classroom is too intangible to displace the priorities as they currently exist.  What this means is middle class flight will continue, and the red zone's challenges will continue to grow.  It's almost like MCPS needs a complete system re-boot because its current trajectory has predictable results for the red zone.  Honestly, what will the DCC look like in 10 years?  The green zone will continue to churn out well-educated kids who are appropriately challenged in the classroom.  Nothing to worry about there, except for overcrowding.[/quote]

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