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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a public school in NY that pretty much had all these things. When schools are town-based, in wealthy areas, and funded by local property taxes, the local community can do this. The small number of disadvantaged kids in the zone get the benefits, too.

None of the VA “good” districts are all that because of the county funding models.[/quote]

Huh, interesting.  Can you explain the basic differences in the funding model? Thanks![/quote]

Those towns are small and relatively homogeneous (many have no apartment buildings and zoning limits that mean there aren't really any/many smaller/cheaper homes). they also typically just have one or two high schools vs the several high schools in each county here. This means there is more support for high taxes because your kids will directly benefit and even if you don;t have kids, your property values are completely tied to the quality of the school. The only area here that I think is at all analogous to the NY area in terms of governance is Falls Church city. [/quote]

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