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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a shame it's not just the top 2%. The current % is so disruptive to the whole system. [/quote]

Top 2% of FCPS is not top 2% nationally. It's why the FCPS CogAT is not nationally normed. For perspective-- about 2% of each FCPS class is admitted to TJ. [/quote]

Who cares nationally? Locally, it's causing a huge disruption and it's time to revisit the goal of AAP and also the approach. Something got lost along the way. [/quote]

What has happened locally is that fcps AAP program and TJ have attracted a lot of families with high performing kids away from districts like Arlington & MC, which brings in more NMSFs, higher SATs, more prestige, etc, which attracts more educated, high achieving families which raises property valies which raises tax revenue for fcps.

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+1. This.  It's exactly doesn't Karen Garza has zero interest in getting rid of AAP. [b]And why Fairfax County has a tech corridor[/b]. [/quote]

It's utter hubris to declare that Fairfax County's tech corridor exists because of AAP.  It would exist regardless.  Plenty of highly-educated, professional parents live in Fairfax County and [i]don't[/i] have kids in AAP.   :roll: [/quote]

Why does the Western fringe of the county send the vast majority of the FCPS kids that go to TJ, rather than the areas much closer to the school? Why are the schools in that part of the county so full of AAP students? Because the tech industry, which idea depends heavily on Asian parents who worship all things education is there. Tech settles where it can get workers.  And Asian tech workers move where their kids can get the best education.  It could settle in MoCo, but doesn't. [/quote]

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