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[quote=Anonymous]Alexandria schools will improve over the next decade(s) but that will be a result of the less affluent being forced to move. The Beauregard plan will displace many of the families of at risk kids. If the city ever cracked down on multiple families living in the apartments in the West End, that would have an impact too. Of course the affordable housing advocates will rage against the inevitable, but the poorer parts of Alexandria will naturally gentrify over time. There will be fewer famiies with school age kids as well. Alexandria is becoming a city of younger childless couple and the number of kids in the older, established single family home neighborhoods is dwindling. Some of the older low rise buildings will be replaced - the land is just too valuable. After Beauregad, I think we'll see big changes coming to Arlandria (it's already happening - just drive down Mt. Vernon Avenue in that area.) Last, a lot of people worked very hard to get rid of former Superintendant Mort Sherman and elect a new school board. The new superintendent is a vast improvement. If I had school aged children in Alexandria now, I'd gladly send them to George Mason or MacArthur Elementary, maybe Maury, then private school for middle school (no way in hell should any parent send their kids to GW or Hammond or Minnie Howard) then I might give TC Williams a try, and if the first year didn't go well, send my kid to private school, or just stay with private schools. TCW can be good for a small subset. [/quote]

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