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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does Alexandria City (2017 estimates:155,810) not have a similarly robust discussion on ACPS schools like Arlington County (Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017)234,965) residents do? What is wrong with us that we don't discuss ACPS with regularity?[/quote]

Because so many of us have realized ACPS is a dumpster fire and have given up, whereas APS parents/teachers have a quality, functioning system and still feel passionately about it?[/quote]

[quote]Alexandria has a larger legacy of private school usage, and has a higher proportion of poor and POCs than Arlington, and has for some time[/quote].  [/quote]

Long time resident here. My reaction is "so what!" It's not like 15,000 students is a lot nowadays across the USA. And Alexandria City is wealthy by and large, albeit wasted progress on schools in 1980s, 1990's and 2000's. As well as Council not demanding in return for prime development in our City.

Still. 15000 students isn't that many. Could it be Alexandria City's poor reputation w.r.t ACPS precedes them?[/quote]

Pardon, are you not a native English speaker, I am finding your comments very unclear.

What are you referring to when you say 15,000 students is not many? What point are you trying to make?

What do  you mean by Council not demanding in return for prime development?   Demanding what?   The City does get concessions when a developer asks for a zoning waiver - typically they get committed AH, $ for transportation, or public plazas/green space. When a developer builds by right of course they get nothing.  And the development is not always prime, some projects have fallen through.[/quote]

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