Tag: acps

Your View: School Board: Fund our dream school

To the editor: The school we dream of is full of counselors and teachers who all know our names and treat us with respect. Our...

Encore! Encore!: ACPS teachers and parents push back following staffing decision

Corrected Version. By Amy Will | [email protected]  Educators and parents are passionately questioning a decision made by the Alexandria City School Department of Teaching, Learning and...

Our View: A needed respite

Will we ever get beyond damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? It seems that ill effects from the global pandemic continue to swirl around...

Young girl shot, ‘secure status’ implemented

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] According to an Alexandria Police Department release, on Tuesday at approximately 1:30pm there was a reported shooting near the 1300 block of...

ACPS WEAPONS DETECTORS INSTALLED

On May 8, weapons detector screening equipment began being installed in some of Alexandria’s public schools. ACPS Chief of School & Community Relations Julia Burgos...

SRO agreement slated for vote: Board and city leaders discuss MOU...

By Amy Will | [email protected] A much-anticipated revised memorandum of understanding between Alexandria City Public Schools and the Alexandria Police Department to keep police officers...

Our View: When the process works

The old saying “practice makes perfect” is largely true. But before knowing what to practice, a process must be developed. Professional athletes, from golfers to...

School bus incident ends peacefully

By Denise Dunbar A gun scare Thursday afternoon turned out to be a toy following a tense scene aboard an Alexandria City Public Schools bus....

School Board seeks staggered elections

Proposals for reducing board size, eliminating districts draw less support BY AMY WILL Nearly 30 years after its first election cycle, Alexandria City’s School Board is...

Student overdoses prompt action: Fentanyl surge expedites education collaboration, expanded Narcan...

By Kaitlin Murphy | [email protected] Joint efforts around the City of Alexandria are underway to combat the opioid epidemic affecting students in our community in...