Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 20:58     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t matter. Republicans won big last night and are going to destroy public schools. (Not that I want them to — No way in hell I’d vote for Trump.)

But hey, MPSA gets their vanity project at the expense of all the neighborhood schools anyway.


I voted and volunteered for Harris but I don't think Trump will be bad for Arlington public schools. If anything the Dems have been bad for schools with too much focus on equity at the expense of strict standards.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 19:30     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t matter. Republicans won big last night and are going to destroy public schools. (Not that I want them to — No way in hell I’d vote for Trump.)

But hey, MPSA gets their vanity project at the expense of all the neighborhood schools anyway.


Let me correct that for you:
After migrating through two buildings in 5 years, including the worst-rated elementary school building in the district, MPSA will be given another secondhand building that is refreshed for a lot less than building any of the recently constructed elementary schools with slides in their lobbies. But hey, spare no expense for those, right? They’re not vanity projects at all.


Slides inside public elementary schools have been becoming de rigueur, and is not much of an added expense. But I personally think that money should go to better, more challenging/interesting playgrounds. Just my point of view.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 13:51     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t matter. Republicans won big last night and are going to destroy public schools. (Not that I want them to — No way in hell I’d vote for Trump.)

But hey, MPSA gets their vanity project at the expense of all the neighborhood schools anyway.


Let me correct that for you:
After migrating through two buildings in 5 years, including the worst-rated elementary school building in the district, MPSA will be given another secondhand building that is refreshed for a lot less than building any of the recently constructed elementary schools with slides in their lobbies. But hey, spare no expense for those, right? They’re not vanity projects at all.


The slide was also ridiculous. Both things can be true.

MPSA shouldn’t exist. Turn it into a second ATS or eliminate it entirely.

But hey, none of this matters since public education is about to be destroyed.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 09:57     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t matter. Republicans won big last night and are going to destroy public schools. (Not that I want them to — No way in hell I’d vote for Trump.)

But hey, MPSA gets their vanity project at the expense of all the neighborhood schools anyway.


Let me correct that for you:
After migrating through two buildings in 5 years, including the worst-rated elementary school building in the district, MPSA will be given another secondhand building that is refreshed for a lot less than building any of the recently constructed elementary schools with slides in their lobbies. But hey, spare no expense for those, right? They’re not vanity projects at all.


Exactly this. I think people just like to complain but if you take a step back and actually think about it MPSA needs a new school.

I hate that we have to pit school needs against others schools needs. I feel like we just need a bigger capital improvements budget from the county. All of this needs aré important in each school.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 09:40     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t matter. Republicans won big last night and are going to destroy public schools. (Not that I want them to — No way in hell I’d vote for Trump.)

But hey, MPSA gets their vanity project at the expense of all the neighborhood schools anyway.


Let me correct that for you:
After migrating through two buildings in 5 years, including the worst-rated elementary school building in the district, MPSA will be given another secondhand building that is refreshed for a lot less than building any of the recently constructed elementary schools with slides in their lobbies. But hey, spare no expense for those, right? They’re not vanity projects at all.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2024 16:18     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Doesn’t matter. Republicans won big last night and are going to destroy public schools. (Not that I want them to — No way in hell I’d vote for Trump.)

But hey, MPSA gets their vanity project at the expense of all the neighborhood schools anyway.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2024 08:47     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:None of this matters. Arlington never votes down on a bond.


+1. Same also is true for most localities in VA. Rare for a bond to be denied by voters.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2024 23:25     Subject: Aps bond — yes or no
Anonymous wrote:The school bond passed with 77%. For comparison, the community infrastructure bond passed 72%, parks 78%, Metro 79%. Only utilities had significantly more at almost 86%.
But once again, let us all remember that while loud, the “no’s” remain significantly smaller because this county understands the need to invest in all kinds of bonds for the future. Schools included. Thank you voters.


+1

That’s why people like Arlington. It invests in its community. Parks, schools, etc.