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[quote=Anonymous]We're in the Alexandria section of FFX County.  I can't speak to the ACPS but I think there are a lot of fear mongers in this forum.  My kids go to school that is majority minority, with a lot of FARM kids and is a Title One school.  We love it.  I also have friends with kids at Hybla Valley and Mount Eagle.  I don't know a single person who thinks their child suffered because the needs of the disadvantaged kids were so overwhelming.  The Title 1 schools (and the Priority Schools) get extra resources, have smaller class sizes and are require to have a certain level of parental/communiy engagement.  The PTA may not be able to raise as much money as the PTA in Silverbrook or McLean but the educational opportunities at our local schools are equal to theirs.  I also appreciate that my kids are being exposed to people/kids from all walks of life and that my kid isn't embarrased to say "we don't have money for that" because he isn't the only one in his class that says that.  Every school (elementary, middle, high) offers abundant educational opportunities in a safe environment.  Test scores, the number of minorities and number of FARMS don't tell the whole story.[/quote]

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