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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't comment in that thread, but I've looked at these data before and there is a very strong relationship between school poverty level and the % of families who opt out. The reality is that APS is happy to have a bunch of schools that are 40% or more free and reduced lunch, and the families zoned for those schools apply for option schools at a much higher rate.

Does that make them racist? I don't think so. Data show when a school goes above 40% or more FARMS outcomes suffer. [b]The real issue is that Arlington is all about concentrating poverty and doesn't really care how it affects schools[/b].

I don't really what the point JF is trying to make, that wasn't clear to me. Does he want to kill option programs? Or is he just pointing out that parents behave in this way? I know his wife teaches at a low income school and he thinks people are dumb to avoid it because it's a good school.

APS has basically said they are not going to consider this in any boundary decisions, and they pretty much always make the FARMS disparities worse in every single boundary decision. I can't see options schools going away, personally.

But I do think it's ridiculous that Arlington has such huge disparities.[/quote]

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!!!!

JF seems unwilling to make his point clear. People are drawing their own varying interpretations. Mine is that, yes, he's suggesting the elimination of option programs as a cost savings measure because his singular first, top, main priority is teacher raises. Period. First of all, if he had managed to retain his VLP option for his kid, he wouldn't be making this suggestion because it would be hypocritical and eliminate up an option he exercised for his kid. Second of all, he's making a vague insinuation without providing any information or data to support it. Everyone knows more people from south arlington/high FRL/high ELL schools are most of the people seeking options. The only data he's provided only speaks to that and not to anything else -- and he's not saying anything else, therefore providing no other data or info.

I know he's fought hard for positive things and has devoted tremendous time and energy. But I, for one, have had enough of him; and I had my fill before his recent coy approach. He never hesitated to clearly state his point before - so why now?[/quote]

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