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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somewhere between 15-21 % of children in the US are living in poverty. 
I’m not certain if those numbers are stable or not, but it would appear the DC is over burdened.[/quote]

You are not using the same figures.  FARMS eligibility is not the same as "living in poverty."

There are many states poorer than Virginia, and many parts of Virginia with higher FARMS rates that FCPS and APS (which is higher than FCPS).  But I'm guessing poor whites in Lee and Wise County don't push your button like poor Hispanics in Fairfax. [/quote]

Stfu. I made zero mention of race.[/quote]
 
The only thing the DC area is over-burdened with are the number of the nation’s wealthiest jurisdictions. You are a moron.[/quote]

DP.  There are plenty of both extremes in FCPS.  They aren't mutually exclusive.  Eastern Fairfax, for example, is overburdened with FARMS.  That is not an anti-FARMS judgment, it's just a statement of fact.  [/quote]

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It's a statement of fact that parts of eastern Fairfax have high FARMS rates.  It's an expression of opinion as to whether they are "overburdened."  Other suburban, urban and rural areas have FARMS rates that are just as high, or higher.  Included in the suburban areas with higher FARMS rates are parts of Prince William County. [/quote]

So because other areas are also overburdened, no school is overburdened?  I don't think the solution is denying it.  I'm not sure what your agenda is, but I have kids in a Title 1 school in easten Fairfax, and the school is definitely overburdened.  There is a high correlation between high FARMS rates and lower parental involvement, which places a high burden on teachers.  I'm not sure what the solution is, but denying it definitely isn't the best course of action.  [/quote]

You haven't offered a clear definition of what it means for a school to be "overburdened." Title I schools get extra funds and have smaller classes and more teaching assistants than other schools.  In FCPS and other area jurisdictions, many of the best principals and other administrators are assigned to those schools.  And FCPS is building more new schools in eastern Fairfax than just about anywhere else in the county (new building at Glasgow, Mason Crest, Bailey's Upper, plans to expand Stuart/Justice, etc.). 
 
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The smaller class sizes end after third grade.  Also, as I said, there is a high correlation between FARMS and low parent involvement in academics.  When over half of a the kids in a classroom come to school behind/unprepared, it makes it hard for the teacher to actually teach on grade level.  New buildings have no impact on this.  Concentrating low income housing in certain areas of the county is a huge part of this.  You clearly have had no hands on experience with a high FARMS school if you don't understand the impact.  You also mention the best principals and administrators being assigned to those schools.  Doesn't say something that even with the best principals and administrators, and new buildings, the schools still underperform?  That's because it's unrealistic to expect teachers to be able to handle such a high concentration of unprepared kids.  Farms concentrations above 35 or 40 percent start to negate the other positive resources being pumped into a school.  I'm not sure what is confusing about why high poverty concentrations have significant negative impact on schools.  Feel free, as I'm sure you will, to post back about overburdened being subjective and you have no clue why I would make such an uninformed assertion.  [/quote]

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