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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone on this page should follow the discussion on Progressives gone wild in San Francisco and the blowback from "regular" Dems (SFO is overwhelmingly dem and has recalled 3 progressive school board members and a progressive DA)

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1063188.page

Our School Board should see the writing on the wall and quit.

Most people are sick on virtue signaling that is eating away at community values  [/quote]

One value our community has is providing educational resources for the community. Not just a handful of wealthy middle schools. 
[/quote]

You obviously hate Carson, Longfellow, Cooper, and Rocky Run MS, so you think capping the number of TJ students from those schools will stick it to the "wealthy middle schools."

Instead, it will just make Langley, McLean, Oakton, and Chantilly HS more attractive, as education-focused parents hedge their bets by moving into those pyramids.

And the students at schools like Annandale, Lewis, Justice, and Mount Vernon who would have been role models at those schools?  They'll more likely be at TJ instead - which over time will become more like an AAP program at the HS level.

This is what happens when you equate "educational resources" with enrollment at a single HS in a system with 25 high or secondary schools.  It's the law of unintended consequences.  [/quote]

Do you really think that there are parents who have the money to live in McLean or Langley who are choosing to live in a neighborhood that feeds into Annadale, Lewis, Justice, or Mt. Vernon? The parents who have extra money who live in those schools boundaries send their kids to private schools.

My kid will attend Carson as his base school and I still support the 1.5% seat allocation by MS. TJ is supposed to draw from all of FCPS. I have no problem with tweaking the current system, raise the GPA to a 3.75 and include all classes, not just the core classes. Require Algebra 1 and Geometry. Make sure the essay and practical problem are done in a proctored environment. Balance the bonuses for income and SPED better. [/quote]

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