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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MacArthur a very good a school. The new building is beautiful and there are plenty of excellent, caring teachers. Of course some things could be better, like if the ever opened the playground for the kids to play on... but we are plenty satisfied.[/quote]

The new building is beautiful and everyone raves about it.

I don't doubt that the teachers are caring. So why are the proficiency scores so terrible? Better than most of the other East Side schools (George Mason is just a disaster!) but still dismal.

I think quality of education is what should determine if a school is "very good" not how nice the building is or how caring the teachers are.

Why don't people care about actual education in Alexandria? Genuine question. I don't understand it. [/quote]

Because the people who move to Alexandria want to meet other rich people at a wine bar or nice restaurant by the waterfront and pay tutors to get their kids into a good school. The people who care about education move to Arlington or Fairfax.[/quote]

You mean move to wealthier school districts with less poverty and ESL? Also, you're an a s s hole. [/quote]

Those impoverished and ESL kids also do better in Arlington and Fairfax. I'll give you the ahole part though since I do live in the DMV.[/quote]

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