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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is one of example of why MCPS is in steady decline. The school system is so into social justice/political correctness vs teaching kids and challenging high performing kids (b/c again, they happen to be non-URM kids). So many are trying to get out to privates/move. It's totally crazy sh8t. [/quote]

Which is why we moved to private this year. We're in a W-feeder elementary school, and we're not the only ones. Our former ES is down to 2 teachers per grade (from 3) in most grades due to enrollment declines. The people in our area can afford private if they want to, and that's what they did.

I honestly don't see MCPS making huge changes to improve in the next few years at least. The BOE has shown themselves to be a bunch of yes-women (indeed it's all women.. guess we don't need gender diversity), but they can get away with it. The teacher's union is powerful and well-funded. All of the union-backed incumbents up for election last November won handily, and this was in a time when voter turnout was at an all-time high _and_ people were mad at MCPS since their kids were on virtual learning. If you can't get enough voters to toss out the BOE then, it's not going to happen in a "normal" year.

My prediction: increasing school violence; lowering of standards; and lower academic results.

I'm not happy about it -- we like MoCo as a place to live and it's sad to see so many children who are going to be let down... but what can honestly be done?[/quote]

People can stop running and get to work. Schools reflect the problems of society.  There is a chorus of folks always complaining but few ready to put in the hard work necessary for change and results.   Where are y’all going to run to next: FAirfax, Howard, Loundon?? No because all those sought after places are now in the news or on this board with their own problems.  Maybe everyone can run to private school? Oh wait, there’s not enough seats, they cost 25k-50k(and increasing) to attend, and they can select who they want and it may not be you.  But the teacher’s union is so powerful… The teacher’s union represents teachers. That’s their interest. The people who represent students are parents, PTAs, Student Organizations, etc.

Complaining about gender diversity on the board, but nothing prevents a bunch of men or non binary persons from running for BOE.  The same way the teaching profession in K-12 is at least 80% female. School districts would love to have more male teachers.  Where is this abundant supply, that no one is pulling from??

Lots can be done. What will be done is another question entirely.[/quote]

The first poster nailed it.  The second poster just hasn’t lived in MoCo long enough.  Keep trying to defeat the Apple Ballot - and you will come to the same conclusion as the first poster.  Go Catholic folks for K-8.  That’s where the middle class are going...then magnet for High School or move to a smaller town.  We moved.  So much better...[/quote]

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