Pre-K in Arlington

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All we heard last year was how pre-K and K didn’t need in-person education. Just spend a 1/2 hour a day doing “educational stuff” with your kid. Sesame Street is just as good! Teachers and school are NOT daycare. I don’t think universal pre-K aligns with liberal values anymore, unfortunately.

You can definitely tell which kids went to pre-k. They are the ones that know how to stand in line when K starts.

As far as academic skills go, there’s no advantage to be gained in pre-k. Parental involvement matters so much more.
Stop being lazy and go read to your kids.

Whether you like it or not, some people aren’t going to do that, and your tax dollars will pay for it in educational services later. Standing in line (following directions) is an important pre-literacy skill. Early childhood should happen, should be universal, and should involve our best & brightest educators. If you don’t want to see the other benefits, it makes fiscal sense. Don’t take my anonymous word for it- honestly look into it. We’re making a mistake here, not only as a school district, but for a large part, as a country.

No need to pay for it in educational services later. Start tracking kids again, and these kids can go to vocational schools later in life. If their parents don’t care, why should I?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All we heard last year was how pre-K and K didn’t need in-person education. Just spend a 1/2 hour a day doing “educational stuff” with your kid. Sesame Street is just as good! Teachers and school are NOT daycare. I don’t think universal pre-K aligns with liberal values anymore, unfortunately.

You can definitely tell which kids went to pre-k. They are the ones that know how to stand in line when K starts.

As far as academic skills go, there’s no advantage to be gained in pre-k. Parental involvement matters so much more.
Stop being lazy and go read to your kids.

Whether you like it or not, some people aren’t going to do that, and your tax dollars will pay for it in educational services later. Standing in line (following directions) is an important pre-literacy skill. Early childhood should happen, should be universal, and should involve our best & brightest educators. If you don’t want to see the other benefits, it makes fiscal sense. Don’t take my anonymous word for it- honestly look into it. We’re making a mistake here, not only as a school district, but for a large part, as a country.

No need to pay for it in educational services later. Start tracking kids again, and these kids can go to vocational schools later in life. If their parents don’t care, why should I?

People like you also want your local schools to have test scores.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All we heard last year was how pre-K and K didn’t need in-person education. Just spend a 1/2 hour a day doing “educational stuff” with your kid. Sesame Street is just as good! Teachers and school are NOT daycare. I don’t think universal pre-K aligns with liberal values anymore, unfortunately.

You can definitely tell which kids went to pre-k. They are the ones that know how to stand in line when K starts.

As far as academic skills go, there’s no advantage to be gained in pre-k. Parental involvement matters so much more.
Stop being lazy and go read to your kids.

Whether you like it or not, some people aren’t going to do that, and your tax dollars will pay for it in educational services later. Standing in line (following directions) is an important pre-literacy skill. Early childhood should happen, should be universal, and should involve our best & brightest educators. If you don’t want to see the other benefits, it makes fiscal sense. Don’t take my anonymous word for it- honestly look into it. We’re making a mistake here, not only as a school district, but for a large part, as a country.

No need to pay for it in educational services later. Start tracking kids again, and these kids can go to vocational schools later in life. If their parents don’t care, why should I?

People like you also want your local schools to have test scores.

High test scores. And low crime rates. No unemployment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a fan of universal Pre-K. Early childhood is so important. A move like this would save money later on.

How so?

Early intervention, brain development.

Still don’t see how that saves money, when the real problem is crappy parenting. Some kids do better in life because they have involved parents that read to them (and do other enrichment activities) every single day. Free pre-K isn’t much better than group daycare, and at the end of the day when the child is picked up and placed in front of the TV for the rest of the evening… Well, the benefits are going to be small.

There’s a huge range of group daycare. If you’re unable to afford much you are more likely to be in a subpar center. APS Pre-k has trained teachers and is high quality. It also gives enrichment opportunities to children who otherwise may have had no group care experience.

APS? High quality? HA!

LOL. Arlington can’t even provide a quality education for K-12 (see: VLP with no math teachers for over a month, overcrowded schools, etc). But, you think they’ll do Pre-K better? LOL. It’s free babysitting - that’s all.

Want to close the achievement gap? Stop being a lazy parent. Home life matters so much more than pre-k.

It's obvious you have no experience with the VPI program. It is free, quality instruction for low income children. Home life obviously is a huge factor in the achievement gap however the VPI program is doing what it can to prepare kids for Kindergarten.

LOL. Just like APS is providing a quality education to its students. Just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s true.

And just because you've had a negative experience in APS doesn't mean everyone is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fan of universal Pre-K. Early childhood is so important. A move like this would save money later on.

How so?

Early intervention, brain development.

Still don’t see how that saves money, when the real problem is crappy parenting. Some kids do better in life because they have involved parents that read to them (and do other enrichment activities) every single day. Free pre-K isn’t much better than group daycare, and at the end of the day when the child is picked up and placed in front of the TV for the rest of the evening… Well, the benefits are going to be small.

There’s a huge range of group daycare. If you’re unable to afford much you are more likely to be in a subpar center. APS Pre-k has trained teachers and is high quality. It also gives enrichment opportunities to children who otherwise may have had no group care experience.

NP. I’m pretty sure long term studies have shown that the academic benefits of programs like Head Start are short-lived & disappear all together within a few years. Now, there might be other positives— like free childcare for parents— but the academic benefits don’t seem to be there for very long.
Unfortunately, since the home environment matters most, some kids are already years behind their peers by age 3 in terms of being read to, being talked to/engaged with, etc etc.

DP. I don’t think that’s right:
“And the advantage of preschool attenders may actually increase as they get further away from kindergarten. Earlier studies on the impact of preschool programs have often shown lukewarm results in the first few years, but decades later, dramatic sleeper effects emerge. Even when controlling for their parents’ income and education levels, preschool attenders have been found to be less likely to become teenage parents or receive public assistance and far more likely to graduate from college and get good jobs as young adults.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-lasting-benefits-of-preschool-11603378648

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All we heard last year was how pre-K and K didn’t need in-person education. Just spend a 1/2 hour a day doing “educational stuff” with your kid. Sesame Street is just as good! Teachers and school are NOT daycare. I don’t think universal pre-K aligns with liberal values anymore, unfortunately.

You can definitely tell which kids went to pre-k. They are the ones that know how to stand in line when K starts.

As far as academic skills go, there’s no advantage to be gained in pre-k. Parental involvement matters so much more.
Stop being lazy and go read to your kids.

Whether you like it or not, some people aren’t going to do that, and your tax dollars will pay for it in educational services later. Standing in line (following directions) is an important pre-literacy skill. Early childhood should happen, should be universal, and should involve our best & brightest educators. If you don’t want to see the other benefits, it makes fiscal sense. Don’t take my anonymous word for it- honestly look into it. We’re making a mistake here, not only as a school district, but for a large part, as a country.

No need to pay for it in educational services later. Start tracking kids again, and these kids can go to vocational schools later in life. If their parents don’t care, why should I?

Just move to Germany where they do this (although even they don’t start tracking in elementary) because that will never happen in the US.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fan of universal Pre-K. Early childhood is so important. A move like this would save money later on.

How so?

Early intervention, brain development.

Still don’t see how that saves money, when the real problem is crappy parenting. Some kids do better in life because they have involved parents that read to them (and do other enrichment activities) every single day. Free pre-K isn’t much better than group daycare, and at the end of the day when the child is picked up and placed in front of the TV for the rest of the evening… Well, the benefits are going to be small.

There’s a huge range of group daycare. If you’re unable to afford much you are more likely to be in a subpar center. APS Pre-k has trained teachers and is high quality. It also gives enrichment opportunities to children who otherwise may have had no group care experience.

APS? High quality? HA!

LOL. Arlington can’t even provide a quality education for K-12 (see: VLP with no math teachers for over a month, overcrowded schools, etc). But, you think they’ll do Pre-K better? LOL. It’s free babysitting - that’s all.

Want to close the achievement gap? Stop being a lazy parent. Home life matters so much more than pre-k.

It's obvious you have no experience with the VPI program. It is free, quality instruction for low income children. Home life obviously is a huge factor in the achievement gap however the VPI program is doing what it can to prepare kids for Kindergarten.

LOL. Just like APS is providing a quality education to its students. Just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s true.

And just because you've had a negative experience in APS doesn't mean everyone is.

Check out what’s going on with the APS virtual school. LOL it isn’t just me! APS suuuuuucks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

Federal laws can also be changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

Federal laws can also be changed.

Congress isn’t going to change the Fair Housing Act. It’s not even worth discussing. And why would anyone want them too? Even if you disagree with ArlCo housing policy, why would you want to roll back a law that prohibits discrimination in housing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

Federal laws can also be changed.

Congress isn’t going to change the Fair Housing Act. It’s not even worth discussing. And why would anyone want them too? Even if you disagree with ArlCo housing policy, why would you want to roll back a law that prohibits discrimination in housing?

Look what it’s doing to our schools. Maybe you don’t mind a kindergarten class of 40 kids, but I sure do. Not everyone can live here, and we shouldn’t continue to burden taxpayers with this crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

Federal laws can also be changed.

Congress isn’t going to change the Fair Housing Act. It’s not even worth discussing. And why would anyone want them too? Even if you disagree with ArlCo housing policy, why would you want to roll back a law that prohibits discrimination in housing?

Look what it’s doing to our schools. Maybe you don’t mind a kindergarten class of 40 kids, but I sure do. Not everyone can live here, and we shouldn’t continue to burden taxpayers with this crap.

The Fair Housing Act isn’t the issue (although I can tell you don’t know much about that law). The issues are that Arlington creating policies that concentrate poverty, and they also don’t create sufficient seats to keep pace with development (including Affordable Housing).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

Federal laws can also be changed.

Congress isn’t going to change the Fair Housing Act. It’s not even worth discussing. And why would anyone want them too? Even if you disagree with ArlCo housing policy, why would you want to roll back a law that prohibits discrimination in housing?

Look what it’s doing to our schools. Maybe you don’t mind a kindergarten class of 40 kids, but I sure do. Not everyone can live here, and we shouldn’t continue to burden taxpayers with this crap.

The Fair Housing Act isn’t the issue (although I can tell you don’t know much about that law). The issues are that Arlington creating policies that concentrate poverty, and they also don’t create sufficient seats to keep pace with development (including Affordable Housing).

You said it yourself. Affordable housing generates more students per unit than many SFHs. Newsflash: Arlington is SMALL. Where are we going to build more schools?

Like I said, I’m ok with helping people out that provide valuable services to our community (US citizens that work as teachers, police officers, grocery store and sanitation workers, etc), but subsidizing housing so an undocumented family of six can cram into a two bedroom apartment? No thanks!

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid. [/quote]

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.[/quote]

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.[/quote]

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level. [/quote]

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.[/quote]

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.[/quote]

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

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It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

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Federal laws can also be changed.[/quote]

Congress isn’t going to change the Fair Housing Act. It’s not even worth discussing. And why would anyone want them too? Even if you disagree with ArlCo housing policy, why would you want to roll back a law that prohibits discrimination in housing?[/quote]

Look what it’s doing to our schools. Maybe you don’t mind a kindergarten class of 40 kids, but I sure do. Not everyone can live here, and we shouldn’t continue to burden taxpayers with this crap.[/quote]

The Fair Housing Act isn’t the issue (although I can tell you don’t know much about that law). The issues are that Arlington creating policies that concentrate poverty, and they also don’t create sufficient seats to keep pace with development (including Affordable Housing). [/quote]

You said it yourself. Affordable housing generates more students per unit than many SFHs. Newsflash: Arlington is SMALL. Where are we going to build more schools?

Like I said, I’m ok with helping people out that provide valuable services to our community (US citizens that work as teachers, police officers, grocery store and sanitation workers, etc), but subsidizing housing so an undocumented family of six can cram into a two bedroom apartment? No thanks![/quote]

I don’t think we do have room, at least not for traditional school seats go. I actually don’t agree with a lot of how the County is handling development generally. I just hopped on to note why you housing providers can’t discriminate against families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Money, space.
If you are interested in this year there are still slots and they have been more flexible on requirements due to covid.

A lot of money and a lot of space. We have neither. There are slots for VPI but the income requirements are still there. VPI is intended for families where pre-k wouldn't otherwise be an option financially.

And with all of the Affordable Housing coming online in the next few years, Arlington will be scrambling just to find room/money for those kiddos. There won’t ever be universal pre-K here. They need to find space for everyone at K and up, too.

Every affordable housing complex should be forced to make room for a preschool/daycare on the lobby level.

They should really limit how many kids can live in these units. We don’t have space for the students we already have.

I don’t think they would be allowed to do that under current housing laws related to nondiscrimination. It’s true that Affordable Housing generates more kids than any other type of unit, but this is what the Democratic voters want and are voting for. Every current Board member openly supports these housing policies. APS will have to adapt with nontraditional solutions for schools.

Affordable housing units should only be available to those who are US citizens and provide yearly proof of employment in Arlington (why are we subsidizing housing for those that work outside of our community?)

Rules can be changed. Enough is enough.

It looks like you are replying to me. The housing rules I was talking about (related to nondiscrimination based on familial status) are federal laws. Arlington County can’t change them. You can’t refuse to rent a unit to someone because they have kids.

Federal laws can also be changed.

Congress isn’t going to change the Fair Housing Act. It’s not even worth discussing. And why would anyone want them too? Even if you disagree with ArlCo housing policy, why would you want to roll back a law that prohibits discrimination in housing?

Look what it’s doing to our schools. Maybe you don’t mind a kindergarten class of 40 kids, but I sure do. Not everyone can live here, and we shouldn’t continue to burden taxpayers with this crap.

The Fair Housing Act isn’t the issue (although I can tell you don’t know much about that law). The issues are that Arlington creating policies that concentrate poverty, and they also don’t create sufficient seats to keep pace with development (including Affordable Housing).

You said it yourself. Affordable housing generates more students per unit than many SFHs. Newsflash: Arlington is SMALL. Where are we going to build more schools?

Like I said, I’m ok with helping people out that provide valuable services to our community (US citizens that work as teachers, police officers, grocery store and sanitation workers, etc), but subsidizing housing so an undocumented family of six can cram into a two bedroom apartment? No thanks!

I posted before I was done editing. My b. I don’t think we do have room, at least not for traditional school seats. I actually don’t agree with a lot of how the County is handling development generally. I just hopped on to note why housing providers can’t discriminate against families. Limiting families in AH isn’t a way to address the issue because it’s not legal.