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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The new building will have music spaces, similar to HB.
They did away with the algebra requirement because of equity. 
These were discussed at the Oct 13th school board meeting. [/quote]
Well then, it aligns perfectly with the instructional expectations and standards of any other Arlington high school - all of which are college preparatory.[/quote]

Looking at the college acceptances in Arlington Magazine, there doesn't seem to be much difference between HB and Arlington Tech, except a bit more lean to engineering schools for AT. Both, like all the HS, have the most applications going to VA public schools [/quote]

So there isn’t much difference between AT and the mainstream high schools. So why will it attract students from WL and Y when they have to schlep from No Arlington, not have many of the big high school facilities? And for an unknown environment since demographics and scores for AT are not broken out from career center?  It shows that’s it’s 60% male, which is very unbalanced for some folks.

AT is a great program, and for a student heading to Vt for cybersecurity to eventually work as a FED ISSO or something, it’s a great option. But most parents aren’t aspiring for that (even though it is where a lot of them will end up) so it doesn’t attract students

HBW is attractive because it’s a closed community that starts in 6th grade, and demographics bear out that it is a balanced campus. [/quote]

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