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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a future Wakefield parent I'm thrilled about the new tech school. It will draw heavily from Wakfield, I would imagine, not only freeing up seats, but removing a large percentage of under performing students. Win-win![/quote]

I don't think it will be "underperforming" students, I think it is supposed to draw kids who will probably be first-generation college attendees--kids for whom private college and a liberal arts education doesn't have a good ROI, but who want to be prepared for a real career. They will go to Arlington Tech, get some college credit, and have a path into an engineering program or other tech-related field at a Virginia state school. They aren't the kids who load up on APs and sports and extracurriculars but they are probably going to be kids who are plenty capable. And yes, there are plenty of these kids in Arlington, even at the wealthier high schools.[/quote]

Maybe- but that Arlington Sun Gazette article last week did not make this idea sound too promising. They didn't get much interest for next year, and barely any enrollment from female students. The fact that nobody at APS can articulate the purpose of Arlington Tech at a CIP meeting does not help. It seems really obvious that the only real solution is a fourth full-service high school, and it scares the crap out of me that this is the only option not really on the table. [/quote]

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