Tag: about alexandria
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: A correction and a plea for...
By Mark Eaton
Reader responses are part of the fun of writing this column.
Communications from readers can be delightfully diverse. A typical example of...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Staggering forward
By Mark Eaton
Since the 1960’s, the Alexandria School Board’s relationship to the electorate has been restructured about every 30 years.
In July 1964, the General...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: 2022’s Hits and Misses
By Mark Eaton
“About Alexandria” was one year old as of last month. Education experts say there is no improvement without assessment, so it is...
About Alexandria: The development test
Infrastructure decisions in Alexandria, particularly those related to new development, are topics of continuing and vigorous debate. A former City Councilor defined a test...
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...
About Alexandria: Public sector hiring myths
By Mark Eaton
Alexandria’s city government and ACPS are the products of hiring decisions. Voters make hiring decisions in elections and administrators make hiring decisions...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Stormwater utility fee credit suggestions
Alexandria’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services is consistently in the spotlight because part of its mission is to solve the city’s persistent flooding...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Repair the ACHS cistern
Every day when Alexandria City High School students and staff cross the plaza to the main entrance of the King Street campus, they walk...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Rethinking SROs
School resource officers became a flashpoint this year in Alexandria. Last May, City Council voted 5-1 to redirect funding for uniformed Alexandria Police Department...
