If they want to raise money for a new school, they could just auction a few HB seats. Equity, shmequity. |
I actually got more upset over condos being built and went to complain to the county board about it about 7 years ago -- that they weren't adequately accounting for kids being added to the schools. I don't really know how I feel about missing middle tbh - desegregating the county would be good honestly. But the schools are a problem and the county board is just ignoring the high school issue. |
What happened to Urban Villages and tapering density downhill from metro stops?
Why are we suddenly splattering the entire county with density? https://www.carfreediet.com/urban-villages/ Schools were screwed no matter what happens OP, have you not been paying attention? |
APS has many faults but you plan to send your kids to public schools, it's probably the best option in close-in DMV. My kids are in private but we live in Arlington for the school as a fallback. |
That's what eminent domain is for. Just take over some lobbyists' office spaces, even if lobbying is protected by the first amendment. |
Private |
As gently as possible, let me say that those of you worried about MMH and the schools are clueless. Arlington is already on a trajectory for overcrowding under current zoning laws. High rise buildings and especially affordable housing have a much greater impact than any of these MM housing units. Your schools probably haven’t been impacted by these things, so you don’t know this. Welcome to what everyone else is already dealing with. |
There’s not a lot of money for construction. APS has been open about this in recent years. To my knowledge, they haven’t said “No 4th high school,” but they are sending strong signals that it’s never going to happen. |
+1. |
I will never not laugh at those of you who think “I’m going private” is 100% up to you and not subject to the whims of an arbitrary admissions department. But good luck! |
FCPS takes excellent care of the Langley pyramid. The rest are mostly declining due to either overcrowding or declining academics. |
I live in S Arlington and am well aware of this. What's new is that I may now be surrounded by 6-plexes which I did not count on when we spent so much $$$ for a house. |
As a fact check, no. W-L is actually currently well under based on 600-seat addition. Yorktown is exactly 1 student over capacity with its senior class being the biggest class so will likely be under next year. Wakefield is over by about 130. 800+ seats are being added at the Career Center site. No, it's not the 4th high school many people wanted. There are also a lot of students in this community who are not looking for How We Do High School USA. Look at the popularity of H-B. With the early middle school set, APS has already started really talking up Arlington Tech and a lot of kids are interested. Based on APS projections this really will meet needs. In fact, enrollment is projected to decline over the next 10 years. Of course, APS is stupid and the planners are stupid and they are all liars and no one believes anything they say. Or so it goes on DCUM and in heated PTA meetings across Arlington. How awkward if they are correct though. |
Why don’t you think that people who live in new MM construction won’t have kids? Where is that idea coming from? |
Yes, the large affordable housing projects are having a huge impact on certain schools, but it’s racist and nimby to say anything about that (sound familiar?). New MM housing will have some impact on school crowding, but not like the affordable housing where one 300 unit building drops 180 kids into the school system. |