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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently read a blurb in the paper that said Alexandria City is considering "re-focusing" their focus school Charles Houston to be a K-8 school and use the IB program. I thought that was an interesting idea and if it works I might actually consider using the City schools

Alexandria city only has one choice for public school - TC Willimas - and I have heard varying opinions.[/quote]

I'm way more cynical than you.  Alexandria used to bus students from its poorest neighborhood (i.e. the Charles Houston school district) throughout the city.  Parents and community leaders of the white school districts absolutely hated this and thought these poor students were causing discipline problems, diverting resources, etc.  The solution was to build a fantastic elementary school facility, so they could move back to the inner city core and not be accused of segregation.  Despite the fanstastic facilities, Charles Houston is one of the worst performing schools in NOVA.

A lot of middle class and affluent parents will not send their children to George Washington Middle School because that is where most of the public housing children end up.  The city loses lots of state money when parents opt to go private.  The solution?  Is it to make Charles Houston a middle school and divert public housing students there, so George Washington Middle School will be more palatable for the middle class?  The IB program, will middle class students from other areas of Alexandria choose to go to Charles Houston for the program or is it just a smokescreen to further the segregation process.

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