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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It might not be a big percentage of the overall budget, but it is still a lot of money that could be used elsewhere. Like hiring more teachers and reducing class size. Or enhancing distance learning capabilities. Or giving chrome books to kids who need them. The point is that 5 million dollars is still 5 million dollars and could be used for a lot of other things. [/quote]

$5 million for bus transportation to the MCPS magnet programs? That's literally a rounding error in the MCPS $2.68 billion annual operating budget. [/quote]
If this is on the table we should also reconsider transportation costs for the Wheaton Bio/engineering , CAP, Thomas Edison etc.   I personally think that in such a big and diverse school system we need these special programs to serve different student populations. If the county only focuses on students who are struggling the school district will suffer. We should be able to meet the needs of different types of students and different types of learners. If they cannot they will lose community support and more people will start to demand vouchers etc. [/quote]

Edison is a trade school.  One of three in the county. [b] Wheaton is part of the consortium down county[/b].[/quote]

Read this: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wheatonhs/academies/magnet/[/quote]

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