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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whites have not been the top race at MCPS for a couple years now.

Of course, MCPS ignores this, and still ignores them. Here's the 5 groups they focus on for the Equity Accountability Model:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/evidence-of-learning-framework/equity-accountability-model.aspx

1. Black, not low-income
2. Latino, not low-income
3. White/Asian, low-income
4. Black, low-income
5. Latino, low-income

In other words, they focus on every group except whites and asians who are not low-income. If you're Latino, which is the largest group at MCPS, you're a focus regardless of income.
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This is true and it is a great example of their attempt to throw middle school solutions at Ph.D. problems.  Their intent is good.  Their execution is not.  They create more, unintended harms, and they haven't figured out to mitigate those yet.  [/quote]

Actually, I disagree.  There intent is not good!  They are intentionally hyper-focused on race.  Inappropriate and useless.

I want the school system to focus on showing that ALL kids are improving.  Regardless of race.  Focusing on the students’ race doesn’t help anything.  [/quote]

Fair enough.  But I do think they want to reduce inequities.   But they have defined that in an almost impossible way to fix.   They want to make sure race is no longer a predictor of outcomes.  And that leads them to do all kinds of messed up stuff in the name of equity.  When they should be doing what you are saying.  Meeting each kid where they are and helping each kid improve.   It won't close the disparities because many of the disparities are created outside the school system.    But that's what I mean by throwing middle school solutions at Ph.D. problems.   They are trying to fix things out of their control.   [/quote]

That sounds bad but I'm skeptical. Can you provide any concrete examples?[/quote]

Of course not because it's fiction but I sure do enjoy complaining![/quote]

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