APS budget is unacceptable

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of Arlington’s neighboring counties aren’t beholden to a very strict revenue sharing agreement that ArlCO has with APS. It’s also hard to compare counties when Fairfax and Loudoun are so huge and Alexandria City has so much need.

Exactly.

There is a county board race happening right now. Has anyone asked all of those candidates if they will properly fund APS?

Thats where you should spend your time, stop beeatching about a few vaca days. The fact that APE keeps talking about vaca days instead tells me all I need to know about their true agenda.

Yup. They won't touch Youngkin or the County Board. They want to underfund APS.

There are plenty of people of all stripes who think APS gets more than its share of the budget. There are Democrats (including elected officials) who think the schools get too much of the pie. It's good to ask this question of your candidates if it's important to you, but it's an opinion held amongst non-APE people too. Btw, people are so obsessed with APE that we need a name to identify who is "not APE." Non-APE doesn't have a very good ring to it.

The issue here is that Youngkin cut grant money APS was counting on. It’s not about county dollars.

Ugh, PP here and I wish I could edit comments.

When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

How much did Youngkin cut APS budget?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of Arlington’s neighboring counties aren’t beholden to a very strict revenue sharing agreement that ArlCO has with APS. It’s also hard to compare counties when Fairfax and Loudoun are so huge and Alexandria City has so much need.

Exactly.

There is a county board race happening right now. Has anyone asked all of those candidates if they will properly fund APS?

Thats where you should spend your time, stop beeatching about a few vaca days. The fact that APE keeps talking about vaca days instead tells me all I need to know about their true agenda.

Yup. They won't touch Youngkin or the County Board. They want to underfund APS.

There are plenty of people of all stripes who think APS gets more than its share of the budget. There are Democrats (including elected officials) who think the schools get too much of the pie. It's good to ask this question of your candidates if it's important to you, but it's an opinion held amongst non-APE people too. Btw, people are so obsessed with APE that we need a name to identify who is "not APE." Non-APE doesn't have a very good ring to it.

The issue here is that Youngkin cut grant money APS was counting on. It’s not about county dollars.

Ugh, PP here and I wish I could edit comments.

When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

How much did Youngkin cut APS budget?

5.7 million

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/03/04/aps-superintendent-says-lean-budget-proposal-reflects-state-funding-uncertainties/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of Arlington’s neighboring counties aren’t beholden to a very strict revenue sharing agreement that ArlCO has with APS. It’s also hard to compare counties when Fairfax and Loudoun are so huge and Alexandria City has so much need.

Exactly.

There is a county board race happening right now. Has anyone asked all of those candidates if they will properly fund APS?

Thats where you should spend your time, stop beeatching about a few vaca days. The fact that APE keeps talking about vaca days instead tells me all I need to know about their true agenda.

Yup. They won't touch Youngkin or the County Board. They want to underfund APS.

There are plenty of people of all stripes who think APS gets more than its share of the budget. There are Democrats (including elected officials) who think the schools get too much of the pie. It's good to ask this question of your candidates if it's important to you, but it's an opinion held amongst non-APE people too. Btw, people are so obsessed with APE that we need a name to identify who is "not APE." Non-APE doesn't have a very good ring to it.

APS funding needs are not relative to the county budget.

There is a transfer to APS from the county budget. Yes there are other sources of funding, but this is a large source and maybe the largest (can't remember).

Yes, most of the money comes from the county, but the funding requirements are based off of enrollment, etc. Not a % of revenue.

They can give APS some arbitrary % but that doesn't mean it appropriately funds the schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of Arlington’s neighboring counties aren’t beholden to a very strict revenue sharing agreement that ArlCO has with APS. It’s also hard to compare counties when Fairfax and Loudoun are so huge and Alexandria City has so much need.

Exactly.

There is a county board race happening right now. Has anyone asked all of those candidates if they will properly fund APS?

Thats where you should spend your time, stop beeatching about a few vaca days. The fact that APE keeps talking about vaca days instead tells me all I need to know about their true agenda.

Yup. They won't touch Youngkin or the County Board. They want to underfund APS.

There are plenty of people of all stripes who think APS gets more than its share of the budget. There are Democrats (including elected officials) who think the schools get too much of the pie. It's good to ask this question of your candidates if it's important to you, but it's an opinion held amongst non-APE people too. Btw, people are so obsessed with APE that we need a name to identify who is "not APE." Non-APE doesn't have a very good ring to it.

The issue here is that Youngkin cut grant money APS was counting on. It’s not about county dollars.

Ugh, PP here and I wish I could edit comments.

When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

Citation?

[Anonymous]

When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

Citation?


https://www.arlnow.com/2024/02/05/an-uptick-in-paid-holidays-for-12-month-aps-employees-rankles-school-board-watchdog-and-some-teachers/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of Arlington’s neighboring counties aren’t beholden to a very strict revenue sharing agreement that ArlCO has with APS. It’s also hard to compare counties when Fairfax and Loudoun are so huge and Alexandria City has so much need.

Exactly.

There is a county board race happening right now. Has anyone asked all of those candidates if they will properly fund APS?

Thats where you should spend your time, stop beeatching about a few vaca days. The fact that APE keeps talking about vaca days instead tells me all I need to know about their true agenda.

Yup. They won't touch Youngkin or the County Board. They want to underfund APS.

There are plenty of people of all stripes who think APS gets more than its share of the budget. There are Democrats (including elected officials) who think the schools get too much of the pie. It's good to ask this question of your candidates if it's important to you, but it's an opinion held amongst non-APE people too. Btw, people are so obsessed with APE that we need a name to identify who is "not APE." Non-APE doesn't have a very good ring to it.

The issue here is that Youngkin cut grant money APS was counting on. It’s not about county dollars.

Ugh, PP here and I wish I could edit comments.

When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

there's not if, they don't and won't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

Citation?


https://www.arlnow.com/2024/02/05/an-uptick-in-paid-holidays-for-12-month-aps-employees-rankles-school-board-watchdog-and-some-teachers/


1. That doesn't say 12M.
2. The "estimates" are crap, as detailed in the article.

[Anonymous]

They can’t even talk about Youngkin without bashing APS. They’re using the county to blame APS for the budget problems that Youngkin created.

https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/newsletter-2024/join-the-convo-ape-exchange-515-va-changing-school-evals-sb-recap-more

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can’t even talk about Youngkin without bashing APS. They’re using the county to blame APS for the budget problems that Youngkin created.

https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/newsletter-2024/join-the-convo-ape-exchange-515-va-changing-school-evals-sb-recap-more

Because they are full of crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

Citation?

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/02/05/an-uptick-in-paid-holidays-for-12-month-aps-employees-rankles-school-board-watchdog-and-some-teachers/


1. That doesn't say 12M.
2. The "estimates" are crap, as detailed in the article.


Reading is fundamental. The headline says “uptick in paid holidays for 12 month aps employees rankles school board watchdog and some teachers”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

Citation?

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/02/05/an-uptick-in-paid-holidays-for-12-month-aps-employees-rankles-school-board-watchdog-and-some-teachers/

1. That doesn't say 12M.
2. The "estimates" are crap, as detailed in the article.

Reading is fundamental. The headline says “uptick in paid holidays for 12 month aps employees rankles school board watchdog and some teachers”

Ah. 12 month, not 12 million. My bad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can’t even talk about Youngkin without bashing APS. They’re using the county to blame APS for the budget problems that Youngkin created.

https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/newsletter-2024/join-the-convo-ape-exchange-515-va-changing-school-evals-sb-recap-more

Their newsletter says the county gave $35 mn more to APS and general assembly gave almost $10 mn more than youngkin.. PP says Youngkin tried to cut APS by about $5.7 mn.

I don’t like APE or youngkin but APS math is crappy if they can’t give teacher a better raise with more money coming in.

[Anonymous]

So what happened to the budget? Did it pass?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: When I said “the issue here” I meant the issue with youngkin. Duran bloating Syphax and expanding 12M employee vacation time is a massive issue as well. Problems from all sides. I am kind of neutral on APE but they really should at least use their platform to bring attention to Youngkin’s cuts. If they don’t then accusations of partisanship have merit.

Citation?

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/02/05/an-uptick-in-paid-holidays-for-12-month-aps-employees-rankles-school-board-watchdog-and-some-teachers/

1. That doesn't say 12M.
2. The "estimates" are crap, as detailed in the article.

Reading is fundamental. The headline says “uptick in paid holidays for 12 month aps employees rankles school board watchdog and some teachers”

Ah. 12 month, not 12 million. My bad!

I thought PP meant million too, which would be crazy b.c. there aren't even 1 million people in Arlington! LOL!