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I disagree.  Have you ever visited a school with a high percentage of language learners?  There are plenty of teachers to help those students.  And APS provides ALL educators in the school with appropriate training.  Do you know what helps non English speakers excel in the classroom the most?  Being around native English speakers, where they can hear rich authentic conversations and discussions centered around academics.  
Please don't place the blame on not having adequate resources.  APS has plenty of resources.  Schools and children fail when poverty is concentrated.  Many studies have been done on this.  Here is an article that is an interesting read from The Atlantic, "https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/02/concentration-poverty-american-schools/471414/

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And that is exactly what Arlington County has done - deliberately concentrated poverty in pockets of the county to enrich developers. Now they are asking some of us to sacrifice our kids to prop up schools which might otherwise tip towards failing. I don’t care whether my kids go to school with kids who are white, black, brown, or purple with green spots. I do care that APS wants to take my walkers and put them on a bus to fix their bad decisions. Not bad k, and if you think it is, then I hope that you are putting your kid in for a transfer to Kenmore. [/quote]

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