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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP will the cheaper house allow you to stop working or go part time?

Then you can the academic manager and tutor for your kid to help provide the [b]differentiation they will not receive[/b] at a school where managing discipline and simply passing the SOLs is the priority of the teachers and administration [/quote]

Lower GS high schools schools in this area offer programs like IB, AP and/or Honors classes, just as the higher GS schools do.  [/quote]

At least in name.  The performance on AP and IB exams varies widely among area schools. [/quote]

Of course.  It's pretty well-established that income impacts performance on standardized tests.[/quote]

Income in that context is a proxy for a number of factors that contribute to academic success. I guess you could try and negate some of those factors by sending your kids to schools where fewer families and peers pay as much attention to education, but most families think differently if they have options. [/quote]

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