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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I voted for Miranda. [b]May takeaway from this is that many people in Arlington really are fine with how APS has handled the pandemic.[/b] I find this ... curious. Arlington is a weird place. I used to really love living here, but now I think we are a strange microcosm of a place. There's a lot to love but also ... I still can't really believe that most people are OK with APS providing very little instruction the past year.

And yes, yes, I know the teachers are working hard. I'm not blaming them. But virtual learning is so much a worse alternative than in-person, and other places have managed this so much better than Arlington, that's it's still a bit beyond me.

Most of Arlington is happy to leave schools part-time for three more weeks because it's the end of the year and, meh. Never mind that we have very little COVID in Arlington now and that those weeks could make a huge difference still for some of our kids ...

I just don't get it.[/quote]

I think your mistake is that Miranda’s supporters viewed this caucus as a referendum on RTS. What it showed, besides the power of the Dem machine, is that a lot of us are focused on the big picture of APS far beyond an issue that will be resolved by 1-Jan when the new member takes office. She never came around to showing herself as articulate and well-educated on all the other issues from capacity to budget shortfalls to VPMI and the list goes on. It was clear that she hadn’t given most of these issues any thoughts until she realized she needed a platform beyond RTS.

I’m a parent, and while I have many friends who did vote for Miranda, the majority of those I know, especially those who were active and engaged in APS prior to 2020, voted for Mary. 
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