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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bottom line:  IB costs significantly more and more people prefer AP in any case.

Sure fire information that will ensure the SB never changes it.  It makes too much sense to eliminate IB programs in some of the schools.[/quote]

You are confusing "people prefer AP" with "people prefer to buy real estate in school districts that happen to be zoned to AP schools".  You don't know that people buy there BECAUSE of AP offerings at schools, or that they wouldn't be if AP was not offered.  The fact that Marshall is an IB school did not slow down the buying in its district.  Quality of schools is a factor of SES of people zoned for these schools. An IB school in a rich area will be better than an AP school in a poor area.  I sincerely hope that is not a surprise to you.[/quote]

DP here.  In that general area near Tysons, Langley, McLean and Madison are the three sought-after schools, and they are all AP.  [/quote]

They aren't sought after because they are AP, they are sought after because of SES in their catchment districts, which higher than that in Marshall district. Marshall High performs better and is more desirable than say, Falls Church High - AP school. [/quote]

NP.  Very true.  We're zoned for Falls Church and a huge percentage of the high school students in our neighborhood pupil place to Marshall.  [/quote]

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