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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much of this angst would dissipate if Dr. Reid and School Board members committed that, for them, "equal outcomes" means that every student who graduates from FCPS feels they now have the tools to pursue what they next want to accomplish in their lives?

That might be sensible.  As it stands, it seems to mean that FCPS should allocate as many resources as possible to the poorest schools to "ensure" that students at, say, Mount Vernon perform at the same academic level as students at, say, Langley.  Which we all know is never going to happen. [/quote]

Parents have seen how allocation works within schools and within classrooms. The last thing that any parent would want would be for the county to allocate resources to schools in the same way. Kids at Navy would be sharing a tent listening to a single teacher while kids at Hybla valley would each get their own teachers.  [/quote]

You are forgetting about the impact of the PTA.  Most Title 1 schools do not have PTAs.  I have no idea what the PTA budget is at Navy, but our MC elementary has a 5-figure budget, I'm sure that Navy's is much higher.  They also have parents fundraising or donating supplies for classroom parties/activities.  Parents buy out teacher wish lists.

The equity (or lack thereof) extends far beyond per pupil spending allocated by the school board.

I'm not advocating for Navy classrooms to be stuffed to the gills and Hybla Valley to have single-digit class sizes.  But let's all remember, equity != equality[/quote]if you want equity, it’s going to take stuffing schools like Navy to the gills and slashing class size in schools like Hybla Valley. Personally, I think it’s all somewhere between aspirational and lip service [/quote]

[b]There are already huge disparities in class sizes [/b]and schools like Justice get preferential treatment when it comes to facilities.  One suspects they've pulled that thread about as much as they can, so the next logical step is to do things like the minimum 50% and stripping test scores from school profiles. [/quote]

As to the bolded: Have you been paying attention? You *know* why certain schools have some lower class sizes.

And… find me one person who thinks Justice has nicer facilities than Langley.[/quote]

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