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[quote=Anonymous]Every school system and jurisdiction in this area has challenges.

Most DC and PG public schools are not good places for learning.

Montgomery is taxing many high-income residents and businesses away to other jurisdictions, and many parents there are worried that Joshua Starr's plan to shrink the achievement gap mostly will entail bringing the bottom down.

Arlington underestimated the growth in its enrollment and built new schools that simply are not big enough.  Many people there are looking at getting redistricted soon, and there remains a large gap between the perceived quality of North and South Arlington schools.

Falls Church City has capacity issues, due to underestimating the number of families who would move into multi-family developments, and some of the schools are aging, unimpressive facilities.

Loudoun has a comparatively small tax base and does not pay its teachers as much as other jurisdictions.   It has the highest median incomes in the country, but the test scores of its students are not commensurate with what one might expect given the income levels.

Fairfax has better schools than DC and PG, lower taxes than Montgomery, more middle-income neighborhoods than Arlington, and a larger tax base and higher test scores than Loudoun.   It also has some of the strains facing other jurisdictions - a growing number of students with greater needs, capacity issues in various parts of the county, some schools that should have been renovated years ago, and overcrowded classes.  Class size is a focal point of concern in some areas, and raises legitimate questions as to whether taxes should be higher, capacity should be greater, and the allocation of resources within the county should be examined.   But these are ultimately political decisions, and parents of current FCPS students are not the only ones affected by such decisions.

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