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Frequently these two solutions:

1) improving admissions standards to account for imbalances in opportunities and resources
2) "fixing the pipeline" by providing additional resources and attention to areas of need prior to the admissions process

... are posed as a binary choice - we should do one or the other. Worse yet, frequently advocates of focusing all of our attention on choice #2 don't actually do anything or advocate for any actual attention to be paid to those areas - and indeed sometimes go on to advocate AGAINST those resources being diverted once they realize that they're being diverted from areas of privilege.
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PP here.  I agree.  The best choice is adjusting the admissions now so they can't just continue kicking the can down the road, but also be mindful of the resources needed to lift the lower performing schools.

I usually assume that the administration will take the laziest, easiest approach that will obfuscate the issue and not make meaningful changes.  In this case, I'm worried that they with think that changing the admissions standards is enough in and of itself, and thus not address any of the underlying issues.  Fixing the pipeline costs money, and I doubt that FCPS has the will to allocate the money that would be needed.  It's much easier for them tweak the admissions process and then declare the equity issues fixed.

If they had embraced the pipeline choice as the main option, then my worry is that they would make a few superficial changes, but mostly just kick the can down the road.  
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