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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can't be done. Proven time and time again. We should just give up on this idea and go to another plan. [/quote]

When have we offered universal pre- k to all? Class sizes in public school as small as private school ( max 15). Universal Year round schooling and late opening hours to mitigate extra tutoring and enrichment by the middle class/rich?

The answer is never so we have never done what would work to actually level the playing field. What happens outside the classroom is at least equally if not more important. Kids need supervision to get homework done, intervention if behind, the ability to move at their own pace.[/quote]

Title 1 schools in FCPS have pre-K for the kids who are from impoverished families and small classroom sizes. The gap persists. Part of the problem is that ESOL are placed in a regular classroom in ES.  In MS, the ESOL kids have their own classes and you start to see gains when that happens. I have no clue why the ESOL classes are not separated out in ES so that younger kids have a better chance of staying on grade level while learning English. It would decrease the need for ESOL class in MS because the kids were more likely to learn English in ES. The ESOL program would still be needed for kids who are arriving at later ages but hopefully the ES kids would be able to move out of it at an earlier age.

And nothing that is done in the schools will work if the kids do not make it to school. There is a higher level of absenteeism associated with lower incomes. If the kids are not at school, there is no chance to help them learn.

Title 1 schools offer summer school to FARMs families and parents choose not to participate.

There is a large societal issue at play here, we are not going to fix it by slowing down things for the MC and UMC kids.

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