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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MAGA attack on public ed[/quote]

No it isn’t. 2/3 of the schools are on track. If this is an attack why are t there more failing schools? The reality is that these schools are pretty bad and Arlington does have a two tier educational system. Hopefully this puts an end to the myth that all Arlington public schools are the same. This is why there is such a long waitlist for ATS. Parents know how bad these schools are and want an out.[/quote]

It’s a maga move to vouchers which maybe you support [/quote]

The confidence with which people state baseless conspiracy theories.[/quote]

It's easier than admitting that Dems have been running Arlington for a long time and we still have massive discrepancies between schools. [/quote]

okay so what's your plan? [/quote]

I think someone needs to say this out loud.  But politically speaking, democrats need to first realize that they might be really bad on education.  and I'm sorry if that ruffles some feathers.  We have one political voice in Arlington, and one only.  If you dare speak out against what the tribe has chosen, you are immediately cast aside.  Dare i say, what we are seeing with our public schools in Arlington has much less to do with Youngkin (or any Va Governor's) tenure, and more to do with decades-long democratic leadership embracing liberal and trending academic attitudes in public education.  For those who were willing to go for the ride, because even if we want to see EVERYONE challenged, I think many of us would be fine with a change that resulted in stark improvements to those who were traditionally under-served - we just simply have not see anything to suggest what Duran is doing is working.   Someone tell me I'm wrong.   [/quote]

A lot of education policy and funding comes from the state which has not been consistently Dem controlled. And some of what you blame Duran for are things that no one has solved. [/quote]

How long has Duran been superintendent?  A good amont of time now.  We've purchased and thrown out Envision workbooks for years and that is 100% under his control.  He saw the declining math scores and sent an email saying he was doing nothing.  Again, that's 100% on him.  These arent funding issues, but priority issues.  He's all about running a school-based food kitchen and diversity initiatives.  He cares far far far less about math scores.[/quote]
I just checked my email and the last time Duran mentioned math was in his March 25, 2025 email where he said: "Our division-wide data shows a slight drop in MAP Scores compared to last year across [b]all student groups."[/b]. He proposed no new steps to address this drop, but more of the same.

His last email on diversity was Nov 19, equity was April 20, inclusion was Nov 19, etc.  What is his priority?  It's not education.[/quote]

I remember that math update - it was the one where they highlighted that the percentage of students in the second highest group increased as a positive trend. Unfortunately, it was obvious to anyone who actually looked at the chart that the increase came from students falling out of the top group instead of rising up out of the lower group. I think that fits just fine with Duran's lower the ceiling priorities.

My solution for improving all aspects of APS (along with a real curriculum and getting rid of the Envision books we all throw away) is to bring back tracking and hold back kids who don't meet minimum standards. Social promotion isn't helping in the long run. Yes, it's going to be somewhat segregated by income and ethnicity. That's better than sending illiterate high school grads into the world because you didn't want to hurt their feelings. [/quote]
You can say this all you want, but they're not going to hold students back.  It's not considered appropriate by any education group in the country.  It won't happen.  All you're doing is muddling the conversation and making it less likely that anything is done at all.[/quote]

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