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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Didn't ACPS pull out of TJ?  Does anyone know why?  Genuine question-- not an ACPS bash. But, TJ is located right there and it seems like trying for TJ pushes MS kids academically.  So what was the rationale?  Or am I just wrong and ACPS does send kids?[/quote]

No, ACPS deliberately does not send kids. Doesn't want to encourage more brain drain than it already has.[/quote]

Not the case.  ACPS declined the TJ compact for numerous, good reasons -- Alex would not have been assured of any places;  Alex would have played no role in admissions;  Alex would have been on the hook to fund TJ capital expenses in which Alex would have played no role;  Alex would have been required to provide two different sets of bus services;  Alex would have been limited to a tiny fixed-cap on TJ spaces, cumulative across grade levels, such that there could be no predictability at all to TJ admissions in any given year;  Alex students would NOT have had full access to TJ facilities or resources or co-curriculars in the event of crowding or over-subscription -- essentially a pre-agreement to second-class citizenship.  The decision was reviewed three years in a row.  A super-majority of two different school boards declined TJ participation.  A different NoVa jurisdiction pulled out.  Loudon is considering doing so.

Sorry PP, but it's not a "brain drain" issue.  
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Blah blah blah. Other jurisdictions allow qualified students to attend TJ. ACPS does not, for exactly the reasons others have already noted. It speaks to such a lack of confidence in ACPS's ability to prepare middle school students for TJ. The kids are the ones who lose out, as TC Williams simply is not on the same level. [/quote]

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