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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job. 
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up![/quote]

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.[/quote]

False dichotomy.  You are not against diversity if you don't want to lose the right to send your kids to neighborhood schools or see them bused to another part of the county when they should be able to attend a school closer to home.[/quote]

Sorry. We are a tiny county. You didn't get a school promised to you when you signed the deed to your house. The only thing that should be happening is equal quality and opportunities for all APS students. 
They need to draw lines vertically. It's the only way to get a mix. [/quote]

They can do that once they build a high school that's actually in the eastern part of the county. Until then, put a lid on it.[/quote]

They aren't going to build another high school.[/quote]

Correct. They are adding 1300 seats at the Ed Center. It will be a choice program. SB Members are already telling folks this in closed door meetings. There will be no 4th comprehensive HS. [/quote]

Correction: It will be a choice program that will end up pulling wealthier students from the Wakefield district, making Wakefield poorer and less white. [/quote]

I feel like everytime I ask one of my south Arlington neighbors how they like Wakefield, they are like, " we're IB at WL" or  "we're at HB"
You have to wonder if the SB's plan has always been - add enough "choice" space ( tech/ib etc)  to appease south side white flight. Then pat themselves on the back about what a great job they are doing for the immigrant communities, ignoring their test scores, because poor ESOL kids have low scores. That's just how it is. They never complain, they're just happy to be here. 
Too cynical?
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PP who wrote the comment right above yours. You may be cynical, but IMO you're also correct.[/quote]

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