Anonymous wrote:From what I've seen, there are 1 or 2 people in 1502 getting pretty worked up about this. It totally makes sense why APS is considering moving them. It's the only planning unit in the neighborhood not at Yorktown. It's edges are George Mason & Wash. Blvd. It's basically half-way in between YT and WL, so the walkable arguments are nonsense. Then, you've got Glebe folks from the other side of Mason saying their neighbors are being moved, but really, the families are being moved to be with their actual neighbors. It's a weird situation, for sure!

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From what I've seen, there are 1 or 2 people in 1502 losing getting pretty worked up about this. It totally makes sense why APS is considering moving them. It's the only planning unit in the neighborhood not at Yorktown. It's edges are George Mason & Wash. Blvd. It's basically half-way in between YT and WL, so the walkable arguments are nonsense. Then, you've got Glebe folks from the other side of Mason saying their neighbors are being moved, but really, they families are being moved to be with their actual neighbors. It's a weird situation, for sure!

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the school board or staff so keen to move unit 1502 from W-L to Yorktown? It's moving in 3 out of 4 of the offered scenarios. It's currently walkable to W-L, and it just had its elementary school moved from Glebe to McKinley during the recent redistricting fiasco. AGAIN? Can't they just leave us alone?

I didn't object to the Glebe/McKinley move and I don't want to be one of those entitled parents who object to everything APS does. But I like W-L and I heard Yorktown has more disposable income and therefore drugs.

Does most of McKinley end up at Yorktown? If so, maybe they are trying to keep the school together?

If your kid was moved to McKinley, that just means they will be with even more of their neighbors in HS. If your kid had to switch schools, they are in 1-4 (5th grade was grandfathered and a K was never at Glebe). This change happens next year, a minimum of 4 years before your kid gets to HS. I don't see why the drama over it?!?!

Oh, ITA. I was just musing about why APS seems determined to move that particular planning unit.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is the school board or staff so keen to move unit 1502 from W-L to Yorktown? It's moving in 3 out of 4 of the offered scenarios. It's currently walkable to W-L, and it just had its elementary school moved from Glebe to McKinley during the recent redistricting fiasco. AGAIN? Can't they just leave us alone?

I didn't object to the Glebe/McKinley move and I don't want to be one of those entitled parents who object to everything APS does. But I like W-L and I heard Yorktown has more disposable income and therefore drugs.

Does most of McKinley end up at Yorktown? If so, maybe they are trying to keep the school together?

If your kid was moved to McKinley, that just means they will be with even more of their neighbors in HS. If your kid had to switch schools, they are in 1-4 (5th grade was grandfathered and a K was never at Glebe). This change happens next year, a minimum of 4 years before your kid gets to HS. I don't see why the drama over it?!?!

Keep hoping pp. so long as your kids are unborn, you can afford that timetable. The rest of us need good schools now. So we have to move, win the lottery or go private.

I understand why Neal is so butt hurt. He went to "Wakefield" and no one gave two shits about whether the demographics were balanced or not. Now, a bunch of well off white people have moved in and they want everything. It's funny to hear people advocate against improvemt for their old home, but I get it. Parts of South Arlington were an armpit for years. Now that it's attractive to a greater number of white professionals, millions of dollars are being invested. Sure the streetcar got canned, but that hasn't stopped all the rest of the investment. The four mile run restoration will beautiful and Shirlington is quite the yuppie enclave. Now that Tejada is gone, the CB is saying we should slow down AH on Columbia Pike - Eh, once the Foodstar is demolished and Penrose part deux is erected... it's going to get much too tempting for property owners like Delashmutt to hold on. I get it. It was all fine for years and now suddenly everyone's indignant about the quality of the schools and the amenities.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, regarding this property value issue--when I look at the home prices of current and recent sales in Arlington Forest, I don't really see much difference in prices between those zoned for W-L and those zoned for Wakefield. Am I missing something?

Nope. Metro is the big difference in property values. Walking to metro will cost you north or south. After that, there's a much less significant difference.

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Ladies and Gentlemen: white privilege! How nice that your home's value doesn't matter to your personal wealth.

Ladies and Gentlemen: White delusional entitlement! Not only must the value of my house increase, but it must do so as rapidly as possible, and that is best ensured by being zoned to a school full of rich white kids.

Anonymous wrote:What is so delusional about parents buying homes in an area where the school's test scores are strong?
I'll tell you what is delusional. All these crazy white parents in South Arlington who are so bitter b/c 1) they can't afford to move to a better neighborhood to ensure their kids aren't minorities in their public schools;

Hate to tell you this, but plenty of people in south Arlington can afford to live in north Arlington, 395 or yellow/blue is a better commute for many people into DC. No one is disputing commuting might be better in south for those who work in DC, although I am really close to GW parkway, so my commute into DC is much better than it was when I lived in south. Don't believe the fact about plenty. Sure you can probably afford a tinier, older home in north arlington, but at least the parents on the barcroft thread were being more honest about it.

Anonymous wrote: 2) they may be facing losses in property values as their schools (not just HS) continue to face more FARMS students as more affordable housings units are built in the south.

Hell will freeze over before property values fall in Arlington. [b]Really, why don't you read the barcroft thread and then speak to some of the local brokers re: south arlington.

Anonymous wrote: Most rational parents who plan on sending their kids to APS would choose N. Arlington over S. Arlington any day.

So the literally thousands of parents sending their kids to south Arlington schools are irrational? I think your logic is irrational. No. What i should have said is that if you can afford to live in north arlington, no rational parent would choose south over north if you plan to send your kids to public school.

Anonymous wrote: WAAH. I made a bad choice and now I won't rest until other kids suffer just like mine will. I guess it's true what they say, "Misery loves company."

If the kids in one school are suffering, then you know why the school board has to address it--they are legally required to, regardless of what parents do or don't want.

Legally required to do what? The test scores are lower than the other two, but all i've heard APS people say is that all 3 are good schools.

Yeah, regarding this property value issue--when I look at the home prices of current and recent sales in Arlington Forest, I don't really see much difference in prices between those zoned for W-L and those zoned for Wakefield. Am I missing something?

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Ladies and Gentlemen: white privilege! How nice that your home's value doesn't matter to your personal wealth.

Ladies and Gentlemen: White delusional entitlement! Not only must the value of my house increase, but it must do so as rapidly as possible, and that is best ensured by being zoned to a school full of rich white kids.

Anonymous wrote:What is so delusional about parents buying homes in an area where the school's test scores are strong?
I'll tell you what is delusional. All these crazy white parents in South Arlington who are so bitter b/c 1) they can't afford to move to a better neighborhood to ensure their kids aren't minorities in their public schools;

Hate to tell you this, but plenty of people in south Arlington can afford to live in north Arlington, 395 or yellow/blue is a better commute for many people into DC.

Anonymous wrote: 2) they may be facing losses in property values as their schools (not just HS) continue to face more FARMS students as more affordable housings units are built in the south.

Hell will freeze over before property values fall in Arlington.

Anonymous wrote: Most rational parents who plan on sending their kids to APS would choose N. Arlington over S. Arlington any day.

So the literally thousands of parents sending their kids to south Arlington schools are irrational? I think your logic is irrational.

Anonymous wrote: WAAH. I made a bad choice and now I won't rest until other kids suffer just like mine will. I guess it's true what they say, "Misery loves company."

If the kids in one school are suffering, then you know why the school board has to address it--they are legally required to, regardless of what parents do or don't want.

Anonymous wrote:Why is the school board or staff so keen to move unit 1502 from W-L to Yorktown? It's moving in 3 out of 4 of the offered scenarios. It's currently walkable to W-L, and it just had its elementary school moved from Glebe to McKinley during the recent redistricting fiasco. AGAIN? Can't they just leave us alone?

I didn't object to the Glebe/McKinley move and I don't want to be one of those entitled parents who object to everything APS does. But I like W-L and I heard Yorktown has more disposable income and therefore drugs.

Does most of McKinley end up at Yorktown? If so, maybe they are trying to keep the school together?

Anonymous wrote:Why is the school board or staff so keen to move unit 1502 from W-L to Yorktown? It's moving in 3 out of 4 of the offered scenarios. It's currently walkable to W-L, and it just had its elementary school moved from Glebe to McKinley during the recent redistricting fiasco. AGAIN? Can't they just leave us alone?

I didn't object to the Glebe/McKinley move and I don't want to be one of those entitled parents who object to everything APS does. But I like W-L and I heard Yorktown has more disposable income and therefore drugs.

I saw that, too. Does all of McKinley go to Yorktown except for this unit?

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Ladies and Gentlemen: white privilege! How nice that your home's value doesn't matter to your personal wealth.

Ladies and Gentlemen: White delusional entitlement! Not only must the value of my house increase, but it must do so as rapidly as possible, and that is best ensured by being zoned to a school full of rich white kids.

What is so delusional about parents buying homes in an area where the school's test scores are strong?
I'll tell you what is delusional. All these crazy white parents in South Arlington who are so bitter b/c 1) they can't afford to move to a better neighborhood to ensure their kids aren't minorities in their public schools; 2) they may be facing losses in property values as their schools (not just HS) continue to face more FARMS students as more affordable housings units are built in the south. Most rational parents who plan on sending their kids to APS would choose N. Arlington over S. Arlington any day. WAAH. I made a bad choice and now I won't rest until other kids suffer just like mine will. I guess it's true what they say, "Misery loves company."

Priceless Neal. Never gets old.

Much easier to rant on this thread against North Arlington families b/c your kids are still going to a crappier school, huh?

D bag says wut?

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Oh, that's interesting! Because you can buy a SFH walkable to the metro in South Arlington or Alexandria, but FOR SOME REASON it'll be much lower in price. But I'm sure schools have nothing to do with it.

show me some examples of houses in South Arlington and North Arlington that are both the same walkable distance from the metro and equivalent houses, where the S. Arlington one is much lower in price. I really don't think this is true at all.
Alexandria is not a comp b/c you are talking not Arlington and also further out.

Alexandria walkable to metro is still pretty expensive. You have to get out to the beltway before you see much of a break in price.

Why is the school board or staff so keen to move unit 1502 from W-L to Yorktown? It's moving in 3 out of 4 of the offered scenarios. It's currently walkable to W-L, and it just had its elementary school moved from Glebe to McKinley during the recent redistricting fiasco. AGAIN? Can't they just leave us alone?

I didn't object to the Glebe/McKinley move and I don't want to be one of those entitled parents who object to everything APS does. But I like W-L and I heard Yorktown has more disposable income and therefore drugs.