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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, people "spin" the numbers all the time. Consultants are experts on spinning numbers and packaging messages. [/quote]

Well, people certainly try to spin the numbers all the time. But they don't necessarily succeed. If you are a supporter of the magnet programs, and MCPS decides to get rid of the magnet programs (which I think is unlikely), here are the options:

1. Study the budget, check their numbers, come up with your own numbers, go to public meetings, meet with the BOE, organize the parents, write letters, pass out flyers -- basically, work for what you believe.
2. Tell yourself, "It's pointless, the fix is in," and complain on DCUM about how other people oughta do things.

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Just be prepared for profound disappointment if you decide to throw yourself into the fight.  In my experience, MCPS is very comfortable ignoring common sense and credible data.  So you'll be sitting there with piles of data supporting the premise that the magnet programs are awesome and necessary and not overly cumbersome from a financial standpoint, and they'll say "look, squirrel," and the next thing you know the programs will be gone and they'll say thank you have a nice day.  At which point even if you went route one, in the next standoff you'll find yourself choosing to resort to DCUM as a better use of your time.[/quote]

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