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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^ you are very right. This needs to be talked about. Arlington has plenty to be ashamed about. [/quote]

Why isn't the same venom directed at Alexandria.  ACPS has a far more blatant track record of segregating their students and the current process to change boundaries has exposed the total hypocrisy of many of the progressive/liberals who are "living out their ideals" and patting themselves on the back for sticking it out in a poorer performing school district.  No one wants to go to J-H and many families are fighting to protect their administrative transfers, which are doled out in a process that is completely not transparent and clearly favors only rich, white people.

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I'm sure it's not good, but I don't live in  Alexandria, and I'm not as  familiar with their struggles. I get the sense that there is something different happening happening in Arlington now a days. Seems that in previous years it was just accepted that the southern schools didn't perform well. A younger generation of middle class moved in and decided to give the schools a try. Things were trending better, and then the county actively swooped in to undermine that progress. It's a little unique. There is a specific tipping point, and think a school that is over 60% poverty is it. Even the most well intentioned, dyed In the wool liberal questions what kind of school experience their kid is getting at that point.
Maybe it just proves that liberals who try and actually walk the walk are suckers. [/quote]

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