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[quote=Anonymous][quote]NP here: No, I think the PP is correct. When the magnet opened in 1985, Takoma Park was approximately 60% white according to the census data. I was told by older residents that the magnet was opened to prevent further white flight and that families in the western part of the county felt comfortable sending their kids to a school that still had a significant white population. Let's be honest, if you look at the demographics at Kennedy now, basically all Hispanic and Black vs Blair now, which as white students (22%), I don't think families from the western part of the county will send their kids. DCC families, maybe!? If you said the program was moving to Einstein, I would say yes, but Kennedy doesn't have enough white students.[/quote]

In 1985 MCPS was worried about white flight out of TP but that is no longer a concern. The white areas in TP will stay white as long as DC is too expensive. Also in 1985, attracting high performing students meant attracting white students. In 2018, attracting high performing students doesn't necessarily mean white students.

Asian students are the ones soaring on the test scores, winning the national awards and bringing prestige to the program. As a group, they are far more likely to prioritize the merit and strength of the program over the surrounding community the way that white parents might behave. In a weird way, it would somewhat solve MCPS's problem with the Asian community. If they are allowed entrance based on the highest achievement/scores and its a top program then they will come. This will raise the prestige of the school and rankings attracting a few more white people. Plus if MCPS starts moving around boundaries in the W schools then access to a top level magnet at Kennedy could get a lot more interest. You'll start with the top Asian students in across the county, the top white and  all minorities in other clusters and the top students at Kennedy. Academically it will be the same but it may be less white which isn't necessarily bad.

I also can't imagine anyone in TP being able to stand up now and say we need to keep Blair or we'll lose white people. White people come first and they must be served first, forget Kennedy. [/quote]

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