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[quote=Anonymous]My kids go to ACPS. It’s very diverse abd there are high rates of poverty. My kids are in first and third grades and love it. We live in 22301 zip code. My husband and I can bike to work in DC or take the metro, VRE or Amtrak. If you or your husband travel for work, we are close to DCA. My neighbors are a mix of private and ACPS. Guess what? The ACPS kids get into better colleges. We love the walksbility. My kids walk to school. We can walk or bike to Old Town and Del Ray. There are grocery stores and farmers markets. If you need big box stuff. There is the Target in Potomac Yards or Costco or Pentagon City mall. My husband commutes by biking. I take the metro. We like the small shops and restaurants, beautiful parks and trails. We enjoy all the free museums in DC plus Mount Vernon down the parkway. We go kayaking, hiking. Skiing in the winter a few hours away.

The schools are typical for urban schools. My husband and I both went to big urban public schools and then top public and private colleges. Honestly people in this area are classist and don’t want their kids going to school with poor kids. My kids have friends that live in public housing and $10m homes. I think it’s real life. Our teachers and principals are very good. We love the sports snd arts activities. The problems are at central office level and with the school board not the principals or school leadership. [/quote]

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