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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Governor’s schools are partially funded from Richmond. It would be idiotic for us to pay taxes and not get to partake in at least one of of the Governor’s schools.

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This is the dumbest line of reasoning.   Let’s all list the ways the State spends money and then say Arlington should participate even if it’s more expensive for the county to do it.   [/quote]

Can anyone demonstrate that it's more expensive to send a handful of kids to TJ?[/quote]
No.

The question is also less expensive than what?  You can send the TJ kids back to their home high school and just increase class sizes without adding teachers.  That probably costs very little, but is just more degradation of APS quality. Adding teachers (likely IB/AP certified given the cohort of students) and classroom seats would be more expensive.  Creating anything equal to TJ would be extraordinarily expensive, if not impossible.[/quote]

It’d be impossible. Even FCPS couldn’t do it. It’s taken decades and the contribution/cooperation-of all the regional districts. Arlington has helped contribute towards making TJ what it is for a long time. Why back out now and leave more seats for the other jurisdictions?!  We’re small. But we should get some of them. [/quote]

What are you talking about?  What has Arlington “helped contribute” to TJ?   [b]Arlington didn’t send kids to TJ for decades.[/b] “Get some of them”.  This is holy nuts.   I mean, the State pays for all kinds of things that Arlington doesn’t benefit from or participate in. And guess what—it’s more expensive to send kids there.   Duh. [/quote]

Diff poster. That’s not true. TJ transitioned into a governors school (TJHSST) in the mid-to late 80s from a neighborhood high school. Roughly a decade later Arlington participated and sent students to TJHSST. [b]There was no reason to join until there was strong interest among APS students. [/b]
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This story is wrong wrong wrong. It’s not accurate on the timeline.  It’s not accurate on the reasoning.  There have been periods where Arlington chose not to pay the expensive tuition to TJ despite strong interests from (certain) students.  We do not have some long held devotion to TJ.  Which is why it should be on the chopping block. 
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APS’ support for TJ has not been interrupted, although it has been threatened during periods of budget instability. So the statement that there are “periods” when it chose not to participate is false. 
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1990s = APS elected not to send kids to TJ.  Promise.  Look it up.

Wow, you are WRONG.  [/quote]

That has already been stated. TJHSST was still a relatively new program at that point in history. Ever since APS voted to participate, after the formation of the elected (i.e., not appointed) school boards, APS has not ended its participation.

Unlike the previously appointed school boards, the elected board members listened to their constituents and chose to participate. APS has sent students to TJHSST ever since. [/quote]

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