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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Sort of. I'm the parent of a Black kid at PBES and I'm acutely aware that one of the factors that impacts the schools's scores on metrics like the Maryland Report Card is the the achievement gap between white kids and Black/Latino kids, and non-FARMS and FARMS kids.

Kids of color and poor/working class kids do worse at PBES than at most other schools, even in Silver Spring. If you compare Black and Latino kids at PBES with Black and Latino kids at nearby schools, it appears something is going wrong at PBES. White and Asian kids do well everywhere, but Black and Latino kids do worse. It's troubling both from an ethical standpoint (are these our TP values) and as a parent.[/quote]

Overcrowding and too many squeaky wheels getting grease. The PBES UMC parents are relentless and whiney about making sure that their snowflake gets enrichment, gets put in the CES class and if they don't then all hands on deck needs to be out to make sure snowflake doesn't go down the wrong track. The combination of overcrowding and too many white parents who are only OK with a school full of diverse abilities as long as their kid is on top. The resources are spread too thin, especially after 3rd grade and too many get diverted away from the FARMS kids whose parents don't question the school or push for more resources. [/quote]

Technically, non-CES kids have smaller classes and thus end up with a greater proportion of the teaching resources.

Regardless, all parents want their children to succeed. This isn't specific to one group. [/quote]

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