5 key questions about the MCPS plan to change school boundaries and programs

Montgomery County leaders say change is needed to promote equity. But some families worry.

Montgomery County high schools could soon have new boundaries — and new signature programs.

Officials say it’s a necessary revamp that will give students more equitable access to a high-quality education.

But the one-two punch of change is causing angst, particularly for parents who bought homes with the expectation they would send their children to a particular school or program...

...“They’re trying to do a big thing, but they’re doing it poorly and without input from the right stakeholders,” said parent Rebekah Kuschmider, the mother of an Einstein High School senior and an eighth grader headed toward the school. She worries the changes will pull resources from the school’s performing arts program...

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