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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, it’s the whole point of this thread, no?

People want diverse schools, but don’t want to sacrifice academic achievement. It isn’t about keeping one’s kids from “the poors.” (Otherwise, people would avoid ATS too!)[/quote]

+1[/quote]

Almost every single N Arlington family does avoid ATS.  They don’t enter the lottery. There’s a handful that do and of course I’m sure they want what you describe but you are dead wrong to think that most pope want to be in a mixed income school.  Rich people do not.  [/quote]

Well, we have a high HHI and definitely applied. I can see the benefits of attending the neighborhood school though.[/quote]

As I said, you exist!   But numbers wise, you prove my point.  How many people apply from N Arlington schools and how many do not?   You are a tiny tiny portion of this world.  I’m only pointing out that the fact that a handful of people applying to ATS from N Arlington each year does not in fact prove that “we want ATS-like mixed income schools.”    [/quote]

True. It merely shows that you don't "need" ATS because your schools are already high-performing overall and your UMC kids are not negatively impacted or impeded by their school's need to focus on large portions of the student body requiring extra supports and attention.[/quote]

The “mixed income” part isn’t the magic sauce, though - it’s the high level of parental engagement. It’s probably the single largest factor in a child’s success.  I guess we could pick off all of the highly engaged students and bus them all over north Arlington, but I’m not sure it helps those left behind. Bussing the less engaged students would be a complete disaster. [/quote]

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