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Students and parents criticize proposed regionalization of countywide programs; Northwood communities say magnet programs were moved without adequate engagement
Summary
Multiple students, parents and PTA leaders testified that proposed changes to countywide and regional programs would reduce opportunities for historically underrepresented schools, citing recent shifts that would move several magnet programs from Northwood High School to Albert Einstein High School and other sites.
Students and parents filled the public‑comment period with testimony opposing parts of MCPS's proposed regionalization of countywide programs and the reallocation of specific magnet/criteria programs.
Northwood students and representatives said recent proposals would remove planned programs — including a medical‑science program and other academic magnets — from Northwood and reassign them to Albert Einstein High…
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