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[quote=Anonymous]NY has the best public HS in the country. Many non-magnet schools near the top. Syosset, Great Neck etc. VA and DC best schools are magnet not public schools open to anyone.

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Before you make this your final answer, please compare Massachusetts to New York on the NAEP test results.  https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ Massachusetts is nearly 20 points higher on Math, Reading, and Science scores for 4th, 8th and 12th grades.  This is statistically significant. (New York currently is on par with Maryland’s dismal scores).  Agree with you that New York's curriculum is probably better than the drivel MCPS peddled for nine years with Pearson (for the Rockville crowd you have to give them credit for walking down the street without bumping into someone else) but why not copy Number 1 if you actually want to be Number 1?  See that's what gives them away -- MCPS is focused on their optics, not on raising expectations and getting results for all of our kids.  What hurts here is that Massachusetts made it to the top by having their business community lobby for the schools – and forced the union to accept higher teacher standards in exchange for more funding.  This is where the lack of a vibrant business community hurts.  Kirwan Commission is not demanding this trade-off – just more dollars.  Where is our Jack Rennie?  https://www.renniecenter.org/about  The irony – many of the buildings where our once vibrant Montgomery County companies used to be (Celera Genomics, for instance) are now occupied by MCPS bureaucrats.  (Celera: https://www.yellowpages.com/rockville-md/mip/celera-genomics-3872408) (MCPS: https://www.superpages.com/bp/rockville-md/montgomery-county-public-sch-L0505246706.htm )[/quote]

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