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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I don't know that having people move to Alexandria specifically for the schools is a worthwhile goal - certainly not in the short to medium term."

"You seem more troubled that Alexandria wants to educate the poor."

Boggles one's mind to read this, but shows the OP and  others what your up against in Alexandria City when standing up for your gifted kid by questioning ACPS and TJ attendance.

Merry Christmas.[/quote]

I would like to see Alexandria feed to TJ eventually.    I support that. I think the way to accomplish that is to address the financial and transportation issues. (at some point TCS will hit capacity and the economics of sending kids to TJ will look different)   I also think that is a different issue from attempting to make Alexandria like Arlington. [b] People do not move to Arlington for TJ access, as far as I can tell. [/b]They go for Arlington's - or more specifcally, North Arlington's, highly rated schools, with their high test scores and more affluent demographics.   To achieve that in Alexandria would require not merely better management of schools, it would likely involve an increase in RE prices that would price out not only poor but many middle class people (as has happened to a considerable extent in North Arlington) I am not sure there are even policies that could achieve that if it were desired.  And I think Alexandria has alternative ways to develop and improve.

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And you know this how?  It's easier to get to TJ from Arlington than it is from many parts of Fairfax, Prince William, or Loudoun.  [/quote]

I cannot say for certain that no one ever moved to Arlington for TJ.  But I have never heard anyone say they did - compared to MANY times I have heard or read people say they are moving to Arlington for the quality of Arlington County Public Schools.    Given the uncertainty of admission to TJ it would be odd indeed to move for that.   [/quote]

People move to both Arlington and Fairfax in part for the potential access to TJ.  That's not an option in Alexandria.   [/quote]

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