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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going back to original post and making two comments as a S Arl parent (zoned for Wakefield):

1) APS puts the same amount per student at all HS but there is an enormous disparity in family ability to contribute whether it is PTA, band booster, etc. This is a huge issue at ever level (ES, MS, HS) and in some cased (see low f/r lunch schools) it is almost as if the parents are building a luxury private school on the bones of the public funding.
2) Wakefield has some exceptional programs - theater and orchestra to name two. What it lacks in extra $ it makes up for with teacher and parent commitment. Will send my kids there without hesitation.[/quote]

We are all aware of your first point. The problem is that the underlying housing demographics give rise to this unless APS were to bus kids all over the county. The entire debate is a balancing act between trying to resolve the disparity without putting a disproportionate burden on some students.[/quote]

The only real solution would be a countywide doubleblind lottery.[/quote]

Just move out of your neighborhood.  Why should everyone have to move from the school closest to them to fix things.  It would be a huge fair date of tax dollars not to mention cause way more congestion.[/quote]

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