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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Criticism about FCPS? But look how good the rich kids do! lol

Looks like Wise county has the equity that FCPS is dreaming of at lower costs.[/quote]

Equity? It's 93% white and 99.7% english speakers.

It's a tiny school system with an extremely different population than FCPS. Apples & oranges. 
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Yes, the demographics are different, but the SOLs and educational standards are the same across Virginia, regardless of the school. It’s not just about comparing populations—[b]it’s about comparing how well students perform on these standardized tests.[/b]

Central High faces challenges like 80% poverty and fewer resources, yet they’re still outperforming expectations. FCPS, despite spending more per student (even adjusted for COL), isn’t getting the same results. So, it's not about "apples and oranges"—it's about how the resources are managed. Central is doing more with less, and that points to a resource management problem in FCPS, not just a demographic difference.[/quote]

That's the point others are making. It's one test Central excels at. Other parents care about AP/IB. Other parents care about college readiness. You have no answers for these other than saying they don't matter. My kid is on a college track and those metrics matter far more to me than how many kids get a 400 on a reading sol.   [/quote]

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