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[quote=Anonymous][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]

How is it easier to get into TJ from Arlington than elsewhere? [/quote]

Admission stats aren't easier, but there is less competition--I think APS is allowed to send 75 (?) kids total, but only about 40 have gotten in and chosen to attend. In theory, if more kids got in, more kids could go. [/quote]

You have no idea what you're talking about. The Arlington cap is about 25 students admitted per year and the cap hasn't been exceeded in a few years. Altogether about 80 kids from Arlington attend TJ each year. The Arlington applicants compete against those from the other counties, not each other. It actually may be harder for Arlington kids to get into TJ because their middle schools don't have the specialized math and science instruction and activities that are offered at the Fairfax AAP centers. On average, about 6 kids out of >300 8th graders from Williamsburg MS in Arlington are admitted to TJ each year. The AAP center middle schools in Fairfax County each have dozens of kids going to TJ.[/quote]

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