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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Is it possible that mcps is finally moving towards a magnet program for the best and brightest per test scores[/b] rather than skewing heavily towards privileged kids with parents equipped to advocate?

And, is there anything wrong with that?[/quote]

Is this failed sarcasm? Did you actually read the *****g  article?[/quote]

You must be one of the "parents equipped to advocate."[/quote]

Aren't we all... My point is the article makes it clear that lots of kids with high test scores at certain schools are no longer getting in per the data points, exactly opposite of what the poster said.

MCPS's aim appears to be to water down the magnet programs by keeping lots of high score kids in their base schools and bringing a few enrichment classes to them. Which is essentially the AAP program in FCPS... About the only good to this is to reduce long bus rides to those who don't get in, but that's a small expense if the overall quality suffers (both in the magnets and the enrichment classes they are adding to schools).[/quote]

But that's a big deal to a lot of people, especially for younger aged kids.  Why bus them around when you can get 80% of the way at the home school?   Perhaps the education won't be quite as stellar, but 1.5 hours per day in commute time is nothing to dismiss lightly.[/quote]

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