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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in CT with town based education...agree that it benefits the wealthy and leaves the poorer areas much worse off.  The discrepancies are shocking... most needy students with the least reasources.  I don't have a solution for mcps but taking away all measures of success to try to equalize student achievement is not a valid plan...grading, differentiated learning , exams, gifted programs...we are seeing them all phased out....not sure who supports that.[/quote]

But how is that different from what is happening in MCPS?  We are at a Focus school and have friends at wealthier elementary schools.  Huge differences in field trips, PTA involvement, level of expectation, etc.

The County could still continue to offer its myriad of programs, like Saturday School, tutoring, etc.  Could see how that would still work.

Services offered through the county, but town-based school systems.  It would be a huge improvement over the disaster that MCPS is now.  School closings can be made on a town/cluster basis.  Busing would be much simpler.  [/quote]

It’s hugely different. [b]Mcps now uses taxes generated largely in wealthy areas to subsidize poorer schools and give them much smaller class sizes, ESOL teachers, etc.[/b] That would all go away with town-based systems. Town-based systems sure make the rich happy (imagine if Potomac could keep all its tax revenue — that would be one country club of an elementary school) but it’s basically NIMBY for the poor, special ed, ESOL, etc.[/quote]

And, how has that been working out for the lower SES students in MCPS?  We still haven't done much to ameliorate the achievement gap.  Maybe it's time to try something different.  [/quote]

[b]“Something different” being casting them aside completely and wishing them luck with their all-FARMS school district?[/b]![/quote]

That's appears to be the plan. Fortunately, it's just fantasy and not remotely possible or legal. 
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Reading this thread I'm genuinely shocked by the rampant bigotry and racism present in this county. [/quote]

This is just a rehash of the GOP fantasy to duck any responsibility for societal welfare and avoid taxes going toward support the common good. [/quote]

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