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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are sticking with Arlington.  We are just about to enter the APS school system with our first entering K this fall.  There are definitely some problems with the school board, but overall, I'm confident my kids will get a great education in APS.  There are too many parents actively invested in their kids education in Arlington County for that not to happen.

I enjoy the urban feel of Arlington compared to the outer suburbs.  Close to DC and diversity.  All those contribute to my satisfaction[/quote]

There have been lots of actively involved APS parents for many years, and they haven't been able to keep APS from dragging its heels to address the high school overcrowding or making boundary changes that increase rather than mitigates the de facto segregation in the county. [/quote]

Actually, lol those actively involved parents generated a wave of truly beautiful school renovations that failed to add a seat to capacity. [/quote]

And [b]shitloads of debt[/b], too! Don't forget that the County took out:

$138,830,000 in bond debt for AND another $98,850,000 (only some for schools) in 2016 (https://budget.arlingtonva.us/bond-referenda/); $42,620,000 in bond debt in 2012; $102,888,000 in bond debt in 2010; $99,425,000 in bond debt in 2008; $33,712,000 in bond debt in 2006; $78,128,000 in bond debt in 2004.

Most of the bond debt Arlington County has issued has a 20-year lifespan....

And yet county officials seem unable to resolve overcrowding and continue to spend 49% of the county revenues on non-school related expenditures...

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