4 schools In Montgomery County Get Makeover for Spring Break

Anyone know how these 3 MCPS schools were selected? 

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CoesterVMS, a national appraisal management company, partnered with Montgomery County Public Schools, to complete an Extreme School Makeover at four schools in the state of Maryland.

CoesterVMS provided cleaning materials and 50 volunteers to spend a day completing multiple landscape, cleaning and painting projects...

...The four schools were Rachael Carson Elementary, Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Georgetown Hill and Clopper Mill Elementary. "It was so great to partner with CoesterVMS this year and they did a great job," said Collen Johnson, a teacher at Rachel Carson. "Thanks to their generous support, we were able to assist more schools than ever before with landscaping, painting, cleaning and setting up classrooms so that thousands of children could have the very best start to their school year."...

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coestervms-partners-with-montgomery-county-public-schools-to-makeover-4-schools-in-maryland-for-spring-break-year-300442212.html

Does Family Income Really Affect a Student's College Chances?

Do you believe that family income is tied to a student's college chances?

Today's NYTimes asks that question, and provides an interactive test to let you know whether your thinking is in line with reality.

Read the article, take the test- and then see how you do.  Unlike Montgomery County Public Schools, taking this test is entirely up to you.  We aren't asking you to report your results - but if you would like to comment, please do so on our blog.

Keep in mind - education is supposed to be the great equalizer!

Thanks to the NYTimes!

You Draw It: How Family Income

Affects Children’s College Chances

By GREGOR AISCH, AMANDA COX and KEVIN QUEALY MAY 28, 2015

How likely is it that children who grow up in very poor families go to college? How about children who grow up in very rich families?

We’d like you to draw your guess for every income level on the chart below.

It is unclear however, who would pay to maintain the artificial field.

Somerset Elementary Wants to Raise Funds for Artificial Turf

...The turf has an estimated cost of $550,000. The school’s PTA and Foundation have said it would take them about two years to raise that money, according to the memo.
It is unclear however, who would pay to maintain the artificial field.
The Somerset school has a student population of 575.