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Progressive Voice is a bi-weekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s.   By Reid Goldstein We all talk about it, but without pulling together, we can’t achieve it. Equity, that is. Arlington Public Schools’ definition of equity is found in its Strategic Plan, which aspires to “Eliminate opportunity gaps and achieve excellence by providing access to schools, resources, and learning opportunities according to each student’s unique needs.” However, eliminating opportunity gaps and achieving excellence is more difficult when our students upper and lower income, native English and English learner households are separated from their peers due to decades-old land use and housing policies that exacerbate inequity. When the County Board approves new housing developments or expands density in the same few areas of the County, the same set of schools are repeatedly impacted. And where schools are repeatedly impacted, stability is disrupted, and oppor

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