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Reclaiming the Potential for Equity and Diversity in Montgomery County's Schools of Choice. Field Report

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Title: Reclaiming the Potential for Equity and Diversity in Montgomery County's Schools of Choice. Field Report
Language: English
Authors: Ayscue, Jennifer B., National Coalition on School Diversity
Source: National Coalition on School Diversity. 2017.
Availability: National Coalition on School Diversity. 1200 18th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-906-8023; e-mail: school-diversity@prrac.org; Web site: http://www.school-diversity.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2017
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Diversity, Minority Group Students, Equal Education, School Choice, Magnet Schools, Low Income Students, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, Access to Education, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Elementary Secondary Education, Academically Gifted, Special Programs, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, Vocational Education
Geographic Terms: Maryland
Abstract: Montgomery Count Public School (MCPS) has experienced substantial demographic change since magnet and special academic programs began in the 1970s. MCPS is experiencing tremendous growth of approximately 2,500 students per year, with the fastest growing segment of students being Latino. Similar to many other districts that created magnet programs in the 1970s and 1980s, MCPS designed many of its magnets and special academic programs as a voluntary approach to achieve desegregation. Magnet schools are public "schools of choice"--schools that offer alternatives to students other than their neighborhood public schools. With Latino, black, and low-income students having been largely excluded from the district's magnet and special academic programs, this report looks at how district leaders are working to increase equity and access.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: ED603825
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Montgomery Count Public School (MCPS) has experienced substantial demographic change since magnet and special academic programs began in the 1970s. MCPS is experiencing tremendous growth of approximately 2,500 students per year, with the fastest growing segment of students being Latino. Similar to many other districts that created magnet programs in the 1970s and 1980s, MCPS designed many of its magnets and special academic programs as a voluntary approach to achieve desegregation. Magnet schools are public "schools of choice"--schools that offer alternatives to students other than their neighborhood public schools. With Latino, black, and low-income students having been largely excluded from the district's magnet and special academic programs, this report looks at how district leaders are working to increase equity and access.