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[quote=Anonymous][quote]That PP wasn't me... they should focus on income level and leave race out of it. If that means majorty are Black/Hispanics, fine, I've no issue with it all. Again, I grew up low income. But that's not what MCPS is doing, is it. They are calling out Black/Hispanic based on income level. So, again, it's MCPS that focuses on race, not me.

There are lots of pretty smart Black/Hispanic kids. In our neighborhood, there are several Black/Hispanic lawyer parents whose children go to the same school as my kids. Spouse and I have a lowly bachelors degree from a low rated state university. Yet, somehow, in MCPS's mind (and some other people's minds), our kids have an advantage over the kids of the Black/Hispanic lawyers in our neighborhood when it comes to academics in our district. BTW, my parents are immigrants (as am I) and have an ES education, and barely speak any English.

So, I'm wondering what advantage my kids have over those other kids in MCPS, and why my kids are grouped separately by MCPS when it comes to tracking "achievement".[/quote]

Your kids are not grouped differently than the Black/Hispanic kids in your neighborhood. That is the entire literal point. Like, that's the whole thing people have been trying to explain for 100 pages on the threads about magnet admissions.

Magnet admissions, as well as allocation of resources like Focus and Title I funds that impact class sizes, are race blind. However, they are not neighborhood blind. So, your child and the children of your neighbors are being treated exactly the same by the system, assuming you are in a low-FARMS school. Which should make you feel good, yes? [/quote]

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