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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP as you will see from this thread [b]there are people who think the only criteria for a good school is one their child can walk to[/b].  Above all else, their children need to walk to school.

You need to lay out a lot more info about what you’re looking for if you want useful advice.

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In N. Arlington that's code for "I don't want my kids going to school with the poors." [/quote]
Honestly it’s not (at least not in north Arlington).  Do you think there’s a substantial different between the number of poor people at cardinal vs tuckahoe vs Nottingham vs discovery vs Jamestown vs Taylor?  No.  The main difference is that those two blocks/not crossing a main road mean that your kid can walk home independently vs having to walk them home at pickup.  It’s code for “I am lazy”.
Now in south Arlington where you have fleet  vs barcroft vs Drew vs oak ridge, there may be a hidden meaning.[/quote]

True, there isn't any significant difference in the homogeneity of the northernmost schools. But the tactic still serves to retain each school as it is, parents keeping what they like the way it is. On a broader scale, it serves to block any efforts to diversify any of our schools by any means because of individual school communities' narcissism. There are countywide ripple effects. And it's also a way to ensure APS never seriously considers a ranked-choice enrollment system that could absolutely foster less segregation and less disparities in resources and opportunities and outcomes across the district.[/quote]

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