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To "solve the issue" in my book would mean no school in aps is 60% frl or higher. There are several now. And if we continue with current policies, it's a certainty there will be more. No school 20 pts in excess of title 1 status is a modest goal, I think. And it's probably not achievable without some combination of most or all the above "toolss", and I think you understand that too. You either support the end goals and accept the means necessary to achieve it, or you dont; this isn't a salad bar.[/quote]

Oh give me a break.  Someone can legitimately say I support the end goal of reducing poverty, but Universal Basic Income is not a means I accept.  Or I support the end goal of reducing abortions, but banning them is not one of the means that I accept.  Or I support the end goal of universal coverage, but single-payer is not a means that I accept.  Or I support the end goal of reducing gun violence, but banning guns is not a means that I accept.  These are all reasonable positions, as there are plenty of alternative solutions to achieve each of those goals... just because someone doesn't accept one of the many means available to achieve the goal doesn't mean they don't legitimately support it.  And the exact same goes for the goal of a more equitable distribution of FRL amongst our schools, but not supporting extensive bussing as the means to achieve it... because that's just replacing one harm to our kids with another.  [b]There are better and more sustainable ways to make progress to this goal [/b]that don't come with as much accompanying downside as a widescale bussing program.[/quote]

NP. Can you list them? Even optional/choice programs would involve “busing,” at least until our neighborhoods are less segregated. We can’t get to the end result without a transportation component. Do you mean you don’t support “forced busing,” but do support busing by choice? Or you think we should wait another 20-50 years or however long it takes for this magically unsegregated Arlington to come into being? [/quote]

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