Good question. APE never stands up for APS with their bud Youngkin. |
They know what they are doing, they are all lobbyists and PR. They could pressure Youngkin for funds if they wanted to. They don’t. |
THIS!!! |
What? How does your comment relate to the point about gifted differentiation and the point of working hard only to get a "meets?" |
They have talked about. And told people to email about it. Besides the General Assembly rejected the Youngkin budget and passed on with higher funding. |
But not recouping the full cut. Which newsletter? I scanned through all in 2024 and don’t remember seeing that. And they want parents to email him? It’s a lobbyist org who only wants to “lobby” when it’s APS, not their buddy Youngkin. |
Link to it or it didnt happen. And where is APE's own lobbying of Youngkin? |
APS is considering lots of individual small line items to cut, including TJ, the Outdoor Lab, swimming field trips, etc. Those all add up. This was a budget meeting discussing what should be on that list, not a meeting with Youngkin. It was totally appropriate for that conversation. Stop being stupid. |
https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/newsletter-2024/march-12-2024-newsletter |
The teacher page seems to be in overwhelmingly agreement with APE on this issue. |
As I understand it, the proposed school board budget for this year doesn’t cut any of those things. They put them all back in. |
The "teacher's page" (which only a small percentage of teachers belong to, and is run by AEA) does not speak for all teachers. And unless you're an APS teacher, you can't even access it, so you could very well be lying. |
I think this forum is just APE members arguing with each other. And like maybe a person or two who sees them for who they are.
iPads are not a big deal. My kid has one, and it has not corrupted him or disadvantaged his education. His teacher uses it in the classroom so that she can focus on small group education for a small percentage of the day. We can't talk about anything else that's truly wrong with APS because APE takes up all of the air. Just stop listening to them. Done. |
This was from a meeting in March. That's what was being discussed at the budget meeting. Read the article. |
Did you read the article or the thread? It was a suggestion as part of budget discussions. A way to cut the budget without impacting education that's also supported by teachers. But don't let reality interrupt your rant. Carry on. |