Tag: schools

Kay-Wyatt named superintendent

By Brianne McConnell | [email protected] As the school year winds down, Alexandria City Public School officials are looking to the future with new leadership at...

Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D announced as new ACPS Superintendent

By Brianne McConnell | [email protected] Alexandria City Public Schools will have a familiar face leading the district.   On the evening of May 4, the School...

ACHS student receives Narcan

By Amy Will | [email protected] At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, the Alexandria Police Department responded to Alexandria City High School following reports of a...

Beam me up

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] On Wednesday, Alexandria City Public Schools celebrated the final structural beam placement for the new ACHS Minnie Howard campus. The...

Your View: Keep the current School Board election process

To the editor: Alexandria City School Board members have been discussing possible changes to their election process and all residents should be asking questions. One change...

About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: TINA to Chance for Change

By Mark Eaton Before the Federal Reserve implemented interest rate increases aimed at reducing inflation, the interest paid on bonds and other debt securities was...

‘You can’t put a price on the safety of our students:’...

By Amy Will | [email protected] “You can’t put a price on the safety of our students.” Those emotional words of support from Alexandria City School Board...

Input on safe school routes sought

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] The City of Alexandria is requesting community feedback on walking and biking conditions around five schools as part of its...

Community reacts to Gov. Youngkin’s transgender policy

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] The Alexandria community is reacting to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s announcement of updated model policies for transgender students, which were released last...

About Alexandria: Communicating about schools

By Mark Eaton  The first day of school is a kind of New Year’s Day for families and for Alexandria City Public Schools teachers and...