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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not agree with the headline, but I do agree with the notion that neighborhood high schools in FCPS are just as good (if not better than) TJ for advanced kids:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/did-money-keep-student-out-of-top-school/2014/11/09/b81dd124-66ab-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html

[quote]Yet, as often happens to super-bright students who fail Jefferson’s unavoidably clumsy admission process, Robbie found his neighborhood school, Herndon High, had much to offer. “I think it was probably for the better that I went there,” he said. He loves playing tuba in the wind ensemble and sousaphone in the band, which has performed as far away as Hawaii. Jefferson would have made him wait until his junior year to join its robotics team. Herndon’s team took him right away and has qualified for the national championship, earning some victories over Jefferson.

Robbie will have 15 Advanced Placement courses and four dual-enrollment college courses completed before graduation this spring. He got the top score on the AP English Literature exam without taking the course.[/quote][/quote]

The neighborhood high schools are not better than TJ for advanced kids. [/quote]

They CAN be better than TJ for advanced kids. It depends on the kid.[/quote]

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