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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Also keep in mind only 20% of Arlington households have school-aged children" 
Yes, but how many HAD children or Will have children/grandchildren in schools.  They want good schools at the ready when THEY want it.[/quote]

they either don't think that far ahead, or figure they'll just live somewhere else when the time comes. incredibly short-sighted, but that's what we're dealing with[/quote]

I don’t buy this at all. Everyone knows that top quality schools translate directly into higher home prices. Unlike, say, increasing homeless shelter capacity or pumping more money into Langston and Columbia Pike projects, which make Arlington less desirable and reduce real estate prices.

I think most homeowners, even the childless, understand this and want to be in an area with top public schools.

The problem is that Arlington is a single-party echo chamber politically, so the Ds that are active at Board level and below (ie the loons at the far left with nothing better to do than be semi-pro activists) get to operate with zero accountability and a blank check.

Not only do they not care about having elite public schools; they are actively against it, because it isn’t “equitable” [/quote]

Agree with this 100%, and the way the pandemic was handled showed all their cards. 
They pushed people to a point of desperation where families fled the public school system--to private schools or an entirely different geographical area. 
Once they re-opened they absolutely squandered pandemic money on a failed virtual program. 
Further, they have been extremely recalcitrant to even acknowledge the learning loss created by the pandemic let alone do anything to address it. Which also places the burden on the backs of teachers who shouldn't hold the responsibility for the Sup keeping the schools closed for so long. 
So, now, in conjunction with this budget debacle, you have the mid year tests coming out highlighting how many kids are behind or falling behind and even less funding to deal with it. 
The county board should be in arms and all over this and acting with urgency, because, good schools = good home values. Arlington may be on its own fast track to becoming Alexandria Public Schools if everyone in a position of authority solely intends to continue to wring their hands and point the finger instead of taking any meaningful action. [/quote]

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