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[quote=Anonymous]If we look within APS, we can see how increased funding is NOT what actually achieves academic success.

For instance:

Let’s compare Arlington Traditional School to any of Arlington’s other elementary schools with a similar racial and socioeconomic make-up.

Does ATS spend more per student than any of our other elementary schools?

No.

What they DO is spend their funds well — using them to implement solid teaching strategies that have been known to work (rather than getting distracted by each year’s new and greatest idea).

Another thing ATS has going for it: a school culture where families prioritize education.

So it may be “gross” to say that parenting matters. But it’s also true.

Dumping millions of dollars into a sinking ship won’t save it when the people on board are using it for paint rather than plugging the actual holes.

No, we shouldn’t provide more funding. APS needs to show that they can spend what they’ve been given in a responsible manner. (Including not signing on for huge capital expenses that are wholly unnecessary.)[/quote]

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