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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in Chevy Chase, and I do get the rationale behind not permitting private funding for additional teacher. I also believe that high SES schools get huge benefits from the income disparities - whether through the ridiculous amount of after-school enrichment or through fundraising that buys lots of other educational-related goodies for the schools (something tells me CCES has more Promethean boards than a school with mostly FARMS kids.)

But I think it's also a bit bogus to trash on the OP and others who are unhappy with class sizes in the high SES MCPS schools. I understand the rationale for keeping class sizes low in lower SES areas, but that doesn't mean [b]it's appropriate to pack K classrooms to overflow levels in wealthier areas and say, oh screw those kids, their parents can supplement and they have more Promethean boards. [/b]
I don't know what the best or most appropriate formula is, and I'm not an MCPS hater either. But it doesn't seem as though the teacher imbalance is really making a dent in the achievement gap anyway.[/quote]

Nobody has said this.

However, if it is a priority for parents in the wealthy schools for their children to be in smaller classes for K-3, those parents already have options:

1. move to a Title 1 or focus school
2. apply for a COSA to a Title 1 or focus school[/quote]

Well, if that's the only alternative you find acceptable, then you are saying it's appropriate to pack as many K kids as possible into wealthier schools. [/quote]

No, I am saying that these parents actually do have choices. It's just that they don't like those choices.[/quote]

Sure, they have choices.  Everyone has choices.  We can all choose to homeschool.   But now let's get back to reality and admit that the choices presented SUCK.  And you're refusing to allow an alternative that would not suck.[/quote]

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