Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what, if any, impact these high sales prices are going to have on the local schools. Will some of these folks roll the dice on public schools? Studies have shown that the presences of kids from a higher SES can have a positive impact on students from a lower SES. Parents who aren't working 2 jobs have the time to be more involved. More involved parents can help improve a school etc.

I doubt it. It's not like University Park or Calvert Hills were populated by the poor before, but the county as a whole isn't as segregated as MoCo or Arlington. I think people seem to like UPES, though I have heard some complaints about class size (I don't have kids there, but know people that do). It's still county administered schools and there are likely a lot of other county schools that are going to be targeted first. Jr. High and High School still seem to be a major concern unless you are doing religious private or some kind of special program like a charter school or Roosevelt's magnet. They are currently rebuilding Hyattsville Middle and Maryland has enacted some changes to the school funding formula, but it is still pretty speculative.