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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not a new phenomenon.  APS has been on a decline for a while.  The pandemic has just shown a huge spotlight on it.  Parents are now seeing the reality of an APS education.  Lots are wisely abandoning ship.    [/quote]

Yes, we and others we know are seriously contemplating other areas regionally or nationally. We just are waiting for the green light from our offices. But, why spend exorbitant amounts of money to live somewhere and have your child receive no to a maybe subpar education? Makes no sense really. Live somewhere else more affordable and get a better return on your education investment. Win win. [/quote]

Spot on. My kid has been in APS for 10 years, and I’ve always been under the impression it was good. Now I know better. With so many APS apologists around, it’s hard to make the case that the quality is not there. You get hit with all the BS from posters above about being a helicopter parents, it being a pandemic, it being Thursday. The excuse du jour. It’s NEVER APS’s fault. Always the fault of parents and kids. [/quote]

Always remember: there is a LOT of real estate equity riding on the narrative that Arlington schools are excellent, and not mediocre and coasting on the high test scores of a population of highly-educated families.[/quote]

This. Exactly. APS and Duran REALLY have rolled the dice on how they handled this year. Especially with neighboring shining stars like Fairfax and MoCo diverging and making greater efforts to return students. Every APS family who has struggled through this will not forget. And every incoming family who contemplates where to land will likely be uninterested in the game of virtual school dysfunction vs. more days per week.

I think APS went bust on this gamble in a number of ways, and even if the sting isn't immediate, it will be in the years to come as the test scores and "results" drop off and people give up and move on. This will be the prophecy that APS wrote for itself, sadly. [/quote]

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