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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't it true that FCPS spends less per student than neighboring districts?  If so, then it seems like maybe we just need to put more money into our schools if we want to keep the same services.

Yes, it sucks that so much money is used for ESOL, but the facts are that we can educate the kids who are here and put them in a position to be paying taxes in their future, or we can ignore them and marginalize them and then we get to continue paying for them as inmates.  The whole "let's hate on the ESOL students" argument is just a waste of time.  Let's just realize that it's going to cost more for all of us and incease the tax rate a few cents/$100 property value.

I respect the job that my kids' teachers do and I hate that they are always put in the crosshairs for not getting raises or having to take more kids in their classes, etc.  I do not envy their jobs.  Doesn't it make sense for most of us to pay $200 more in taxes so that we don't end up leaving the public school system for private (where we will be paying somewhere b/t $15K and $30K per year)?  Forget about the bus rides to AAP and the ESOL -- let's put on our big boy/girl pants and just accept that we need to pay a little more to keep the kind of schools and society we want in Fairfax County.[/quote]

I am all for paying a little more to keep funding the schools.  Actually we increase it pretty much every Nov. 4.  Nevertheless, AAP in elementary and middle is a waste of millions of dollars and not providing a better education to [b]ALL[/b] FCPS students.  Restructure AAP and make it work for all students and I believe in doing this there would/should be cost reductions.  AART's and the whole bureaucratic process of screening are a huge waste of time, resources and money.   I see no reason whatsoever for any of it.  It is a discriminatory program and a cumbersome application process, and, does not allow [b]ALL[/b] children to get a "better" education in [b]All [/b]schools.  Actually, quite honestly, it is just tracking reincarnated and I believe grounds for a class action.[/quote]

Actually, I think both PP's make good points in sharp contrast to a lot of the crazy town reactions on here.  I think we should be willing to pay more for our schools or be prepared to see them fail.  I also agree that since AAP is no longer a gifted program it is simply tracking reincarnated and one other way to divert scarce resources to the haves. I'm not litigious and would prefer to see these worked out by reasonable people.  But let's remember that tobacco companies once thought they were invulnerable to being sued as well.  With a sharp lawyer there is always a way.

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