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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the feedback.  I had heard that some kids from MacArthur Elem are now at Jefferson Houston for the IB program and so I was wondering about it.  I agree the Great Schools give JH a 1/10 but it is interesting to me how positive all the parent/student reviews are - I wonder why?
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My guess is its the parents who didn't get into Lyles Crouch and can't afford their mortgage and private school so they are stuck at Jefferson Houston and are trying to make themselves feel better about it.[/quote]

Your comment doesn't make any sense. These parents can opt out of Jefferson Houston to attend other Alexandria City Schools. I have met some of these parents and they recognized the schools problems and believe in the school.  I am not sure that it would be the correct school for my family but they are very enthusiastic about the school.

If you want to know more about the school, call it and ask for a tour, they are very accommodating.

[i](Also, if you can afford some of the exclusive private schools in this area, why not chip in a little more in taxes so the plebes can have slightly better schools)[/i][/quote]

The failures of the Alexandria school system have nothing to do with money, or lack thereof.  Forbes (I think it was) did a ranking of schools nationwide a few years back, based on money spent per pupil and test score results.  Alexandria was number one in the [u]country[/u] for most amount of money spent for the lowest scores.  Money will not fix the problems of the Alexandria school system.  [/quote]

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