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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm impressed at how much Arlington spends/invests in its parks, trails, and even dog parks.  It's a great place to live. [/quote]

If only we could get that same investment in the schools. Priorities are a bit off IMO.[/quote]

Agreed! APS is not investing in ALL students given the amount of money in their budget. Parks are great, but I would rather have GREAT schools. [/quote]

You are not going to have great schools when 1/3 the kids are FARMS. It just won't happen. [/quote]

way too many kids in APS are FARMS. It's never going to be the district it once was. [/quote]

Ludicrous and ignorant statement. APS used to be excellent even with the 30% FRM. [/quote]

The way things are being run APS is not on track to be what it was at one time. Regardless of the numbers, APS is a sinking ship and it has been for the past few years. [/quote]

I agree. But citing too many poor kids as the reason they will never be a great school system is ludicrous and ignorant.[/quote]

APS is a sinking ship as the PP stated but I don’t think it’s because of too many poor kids. [/quote]

NP. Longtime homeowner and involved parent with kids in APS now. I am aware of many challenges in APS but I disagree the system is sliding downhill. For one thing, I don't think folks appreciated how demographics have changed so much - families for last 20 years enjoyed the extra infrastructure and per-pupil focus of the gap left behind by baby boomers when they were students. I agree we were slow to respond to the new wave of student population, but that has a LOT to do with the County Board's policies  housing and budgeting. Part and parcel is that[b] the baby boomers moved on from focusing on schools to the board and building community centers, libraries, car-less, age-in-place, etc. that matter to boomers. APS struggles in part because they are no longer THE focus like they were during a certain period of time. County Board and staff repeatedly stress that families with kids are only 20% of Arlington, meaning they are justified in spending elsewhere. APS should have received far more county budget for infrastructure in past 15 years but board kept a stranglehold[/b] - (in part because they didn't want to see "too much" school infra built and left empty someday. Ironically, there may come a day when all the boomers are gone and the senior centers sit empty...maybe then we can convert them into schools, ha![/quote]

Well said. 
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