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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/10/02/arlington-schools-may-ease-stance-on-jefferson-high/6ac6403c-ef7f-406a-bc4a-a3eb654e1734/

Article from 1997 about aps paying tuition to tj[/quote]

For the math challenged on this forum this 1997 article explains why sending kids to TJ does not save APS money no matter what TJ costs:

The $8,000 is less than the average $9,305 cost of educating a student in the Arlington system. But the system does not save any money by sending a student to Jefferson because it cannot, for example, reduce the salaries of teachers when a few students leave their classes, school officials explained.
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Umm.... it is actually saying the opposite. I think you are reading comprehension challenged. [/quote]

You are reading and math challenged.  It literally says APS "does not save any money by sending a student to Jefferson". That was true in 1997 and it's true today when tuition is much higher.

If it costs less to send kids to TJ, why doesn't Alexandria opt in? Do Falls Church and Manassas still require families to pay the tuition? Put APS kids on a sliding scale like we do for Montessori Pre-K. [/quote]

Falls Church pays to send its students to TJ. It also pays APS to send them to the Career Center.
One way to keep educational costs more efficient is to coordinate and collaborate with other jurisdictions when feasible. [b]APS will never be able to offer a TJHSST education, [/b]so we take advantage of the opportunity down the road.[/quote]

By “taking advantage of” you means paying tuition for an infinitesimally small number of APS’ students.

I can think of so many things APS doesn’t offer for my child.  And I’ve had to get along.  Because it’s a public school for all the children in Arlington.  [/quote]

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