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[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]

I know! So many of us moved to private that there is a surplus of teachers now. I've heard there are so few students left that they'll have to start layoffs soon. [/quote]

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