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Our View: Let’s talk
There has seldom been a greater disconnect between two items in a single issue of the Alexandria Times than between this week’s page 1...
Student to dispatch: ‘There’s a big-ass fight here’
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
A fight at the Minnie Howard campus of Alexandria City High School on Monday resulted in three students being arrested...
School Board talks new FACE program
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
With the recent ribbon-cutting event celebrating the opening of Alexandria City Public Schools’ Family and Community Engagement Center, the Alexandria...
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...
FACE Center ribbon cutting upcoming
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Alexandria City Public Schools will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 29 to celebrate the opening of its Family and...
Author meets with ACPS students
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
Students in grades three to five at Ferdinand T. Day gathered for an author visit which took place on Tuesday morning.
Dr. Deborah...
My View: Filling in the blanks
By Melanie Kay-Wyatt, ED.D.
Educating Alexandria’s students is a shared responsibility of families and schools. But there is no doubt that when families are involved...
ACPS discusses school safety in public forum
Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Alexandria City Public Schools officials and district parents discussed school safety last week during a public forum at George Washington Middle...
How is ACPS handling teacher recruitment and retention?
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
The School Board met on Oct. 20 to discuss strategies for recruitment and retention of teachers in Alexandria City Public Schools.
The...
ACPS’ recipe for success
By Melanie Kay-Wyatt
It truly is wonderful to walk the halls of our 18 Alexandria City Public Schools, experiencing a united nation of more than...