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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in APS and I think there is reason for significant concern about the big picture.  [/quote]

Yes this is why we left APS two years ago for Loudoun County.

The sentiment and anxiety of people I talk to who are still in APS (and not on this forum) reminds me of the chatter when our kids were in 1st grade in ACPS, which heralded an exodus from there, too.

The problems with crowding in APS are real. It's still an excellent education, and the cohort is by and large high-acheiving. But the luster is gone.

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This. And concerning that Arlington seems to have no long term plan to manage the explosion in growth of school aged kids.  Then add in Amazon.  Ten years ago, APS were the UMC creme de le creme kids. But they now have too much of a good thing and no plan to manage it.  Plus a sharp divide between the rich kids and poor kids, and strong parent mobilization to keep it segregated by income.  That’s a huge concern. You can’t create a high school out of thin air. They seem to be banking on enough parents being concerned that they send their kids to private or move.  I’m watching from FCPS, so maybe I’m missing something. But, from a distance it looks like APS is a slow motion train wreck no one is bothering to stop. [/quote]

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