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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is the selection process biased? Also-I don't really believe OP's story, I've been to magnet open houses and there are plenty of all kinds of people there considering whether the magnet makes sense for their kid. Frankly, the magnet locations are not going to be convenient for everybody, they are already located in areas where the population is diverse, and the racial breakdown at Eastern's magnet is in line with county demographics anyway if you're looking at AA representation. The only thing off at the magnets is gender representation. [/quote]

According to my DD who went thru the magnet at EMS, although it is more diverse than her overwhelmingly white home middle school, and that is a good thing, it is still not all that diverse, particularly when it comes to African-American and Latino students, and certainly not as diverse as the overall MoCo population (which is currently 31% white, 21.5% black, 14.2% Asian and 28.5% Hispanic).

Can you please cite the data you have to support the contention that "Eastern's magnet is in line with county demographics anyway if you're looking at AA representation"?  I have NEVER seen magnet attendance at any level broken down by race, neither overall magnet attendance in the county nor demographic breakdowns by magnet school.  I think these are VERY important data points, but the only thing I've ever been able to find is the overall demographics at any one particular school on the Schools at a Glance pages.  So, while it's possible to know the overall demographic makeup at Eastern, I don't know of any source that breaks down the individual demographics of the EMS magnet alone.  If you have data, please cite. [/quote]

The question was asked and answered at the open house. If you contact the magnet directors at each of the application magnets, they may be willing to provide it.[/quote]

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