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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seven of the top 10 high schools in Virginia are in FCPS according to U.S. News.  [/quote]

So saying better than other places in VA doesn’t mean great, but yeah, if going to live in Va and can get in TJ or go to Langley a student should get good education, but even then what happens at ES and even MS levels that wasn’t the case years ago is all the supplementing. At one point the students went to ES and that was it. Now is VERY common to go to ES but supplement with Outside writing instruction, outside math instruction for the accelerated kids and tutoring for struggling kids- before was handled in school. Now the teachers are left to sink in their classrooms as do best can with what given.[/quote]

TJ and Langley are two schools. Seven of the top 10 are in FCPS, and several others aren’t far behind.

Are you willing to pay higher taxes for higher teacher salaries, smaller class sizes, and nicer buildings?  Or is this another disguised rant before elections about how some students are dragging others down?  [/quote]

I’ll answer. Yes! Absolutely willing to pay higher taxes if went to higher teacher salaries and smaller class sizes. That’s the problem. The money is going to Gatehouse and NOT the teachers in the schools. The $ goes to Reid’s legal bills for matters she continues to mishandle, school board assistants that make twice a starting teacher salary, Reid personal security, failed up employees that she loves to Gatehouse, more admin jobs she creates at Gatehouse— and all of it that the school board allows. In a heartbeat would pay more if thought teachers— the ones with the students- would get the benefit. That’s exactly who should be getting it and where focus should be but every indication is that FCPS has lost sight of that (even with salary increases last year they came at cost of losing people IN the schools v Gatehousr cuts).[/quote]

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