Arlington losing families

[Anonymous]

Our Fairfax neighborhood has many families who’ve moved out of Arlington. It’s not that we couldn’t afford a SFH in Arlington. It’s that we could get a nicer SFH in Fairfax for the same amount of money and the schools are better.

[Anonymous]

If we limit housing options that aren’t $2M+ new builds, people cry that the county is losing families with young kids. But if we support new housing, including multi-family dwellings, people cry that the schools will be overcrowded. Which is it? There are ways to make it easier for families with young kids to live in Arlington county, but residents fight it any chance they get.

Let’s say the quiet part out loud. What many residents want are families that can afford $2M+ houses and young adults living in condos or apartments who pay taxes but don’t have kids. I suppose families with young kids crowded into apartments in South Arlington are ok as long as people north of Langston Blvd. don’t have to think about them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow such vitriol. I was just curious. We are a young family and about half our block goes to private — if we were doing it again, we would have moved to Fairfax and saved the tuition money.

Combined with less frequent commutes, I wonder if Arlington prices will actually decline.

You are so, so clueless.

Seriously. Starting with, less reject the premise that the schools lack rigor. What an absurd, lazy trope unsupported by any evidence.

They eliminated gifted, zero homework policy, unlimited test retakes, and standards based grading. Rigor ELIMINATED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we limit housing options that aren’t $2M+ new builds, people cry that the county is losing families with young kids. But if we support new housing, including multi-family dwellings, people cry that the schools will be overcrowded. Which is it? There are ways to make it easier for families with young kids to live in Arlington county, but residents fight it any chance they get.

Let’s say the quiet part out loud. What many residents want are families that can afford $2M+ houses and young adults living in condos or apartments who pay taxes but don’t have kids. I suppose families with young kids crowded into apartments in South Arlington are ok as long as people north of Langston Blvd. don’t have to think about them.

The young families are leaving for single family homes with yards. Neither the $2M new builds or the missing middle six family units will change that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So are they moving away because of too expensive real estate or the decline of rigor at public schools.

https://www.gazetteleader.com/arlington/news/are-young-families-fleeing-arlington-for-elsewhere-8298785

Hoping you are one of the families moving away-- we don't need you as a pain in the ass parent in our elementary school complaining that your child isn't feeling "challenged".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow such vitriol. I was just curious. We are a young family and about half our block goes to private — if we were doing it again, we would have moved to Fairfax and saved the tuition money.

Combined with less frequent commutes, I wonder if Arlington prices will actually decline.

You are so, so clueless.

Seriously. Starting with, less reject the premise that the schools lack rigor. What an absurd, lazy trope unsupported by any evidence.

They eliminated gifted (NO), zero homework policy (TRUE in certain elementary schools), unlimited test retakes (NO, can retake if get below 80), and standards based grading (TRUE, again this is elementary schools). Rigor ELIMINATED (MAYBE but PROBABLY NO. You should check your facts before you say others are being lazy).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we limit housing options that aren’t $2M+ new builds, people cry that the county is losing families with young kids. But if we support new housing, including multi-family dwellings, people cry that the schools will be overcrowded. Which is it? There are ways to make it easier for families with young kids to live in Arlington county, but residents fight it any chance they get.

Let’s say the quiet part out loud. What many residents want are families that can afford $2M+ houses and young adults living in condos or apartments who pay taxes but don’t have kids. I suppose families with young kids crowded into apartments in South Arlington are ok as long as people north of Langston Blvd. don’t have to think about them.

The young families are leaving for single family homes with yards. Neither the $2M new builds or the missing middle six family units will change that

Totally agree. Missing middle isn't going to help keep young families in Arlington. They don't want to live in a 6-plex 2 bedroom condo with no yard and not enough parking for $1.5m. They'll go to Fairfax for a SFH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our Fairfax neighborhood has many families who’ve moved out of Arlington. It’s not that we couldn’t afford a SFH in Arlington. It’s that we could get a nicer SFH in Fairfax for the same amount of money and the schools are better.

You moved for the house and not for the schools. You’re not fooling anybody.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our Fairfax neighborhood has many families who’ve moved out of Arlington. It’s not that we couldn’t afford a SFH in Arlington. It’s that we could get a nicer SFH in Fairfax for the same amount of money and the schools are better.

Our Arlington neighborhood has tons of people who moved out of DC. That's pretty normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow such vitriol. I was just curious. We are a young family and about half our block goes to private — if we were doing it again, we would have moved to Fairfax and saved the tuition money.

Combined with less frequent commutes, I wonder if Arlington prices will actually decline.

You are so, so clueless.

Seriously. Starting with, less reject the premise that the schools lack rigor. What an absurd, lazy trope unsupported by any evidence.

They eliminated gifted (NO), zero homework policy (TRUE in certain elementary schools), unlimited test retakes (NO, can retake if get below 80), and standards based grading (TRUE, again this is elementary schools). Rigor ELIMINATED (MAYBE but PROBABLY NO. You should check your facts before you say others are being lazy).

Uh, I didn’t call anyone lazy. That was angry PP.

But yes, gifted is essentially gone, with all students being offered some water down options handled by an over worked classroom teacher.

Zero homework true.

Retake tests is TRUE, just if below 80

Standards based grading is coming to all grades, except AP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we limit housing options that aren’t $2M+ new builds, people cry that the county is losing families with young kids. But if we support new housing, including multi-family dwellings, people cry that the schools will be overcrowded. Which is it? There are ways to make it easier for families with young kids to live in Arlington county, but residents fight it any chance they get.

Let’s say the quiet part out loud. What many residents want are families that can afford $2M+ houses and young adults living in condos or apartments who pay taxes but don’t have kids. I suppose families with young kids crowded into apartments in South Arlington are ok as long as people north of Langston Blvd. don’t have to think about them.

The young families are leaving for single family homes with yards. Neither the $2M new builds or the missing middle six family units will change that

Totally agree. Missing middle isn't going to help keep young families in Arlington. They don't want to live in a 6-plex 2 bedroom condo with no yard and not enough parking for $1.5m. They'll go to Fairfax for a SFH.

Yes MM will reduce families since they want a house with a yard. So every SFH to duplex/condo is one less possible family.

[Anonymous]

They eliminated gifted, zero homework policy, unlimited test retakes, and standards based grading. Rigor ELIMINATED.

This is spreading misinformation. "Gifted" is not eliminated. "Gifted" based on what YOU think it should look like in schools is not what APS uses as the model.

[Anonymous]

We live in what's lovingly referred to by others as an Arlington sh*tshack. That was 6 years ago. Now we'd be priced out of the Arlington sfh market. It's about housing prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in what's lovingly referred to by others as an Arlington sh*tshack. That was 6 years ago. Now we'd be priced out of the Arlington sfh market. It's about housing prices.

And availability of telework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is in the wrong forum. It has nothing to do with public schools.

+1

Move to real estate