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ACPS closes for the rest of 2019-2020 school year

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] In response to the growing outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced at a press conference...

Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Celebrating 100...

The Snowden School and the Hallowell School for Girls, the first public schools for black children in the City of Alexandria, opened 100 years...

School board chooses “forest” concept for Douglas MacArthur

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The school board unanimously approved one of two design concepts for the Douglas MacArthur Elementary School rebuild at its Feb....

City and ACPS no longer exploring affordable housing at Douglas MacArthur

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] A heated discussion broke out in the community last month about the potential for co-located affordable or workforce housing at...

Hutchings presents ACPS FY2021 budget

By Luke Anderson | [email protected] At its first meeting of 2020, the Alexandria City School Board considered an overview of the proposed fiscal year 2021...

Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: New Year...

Often, I get to sit with members of our community and discuss topics that impact our school division and students during a series of...

Your Views: A playground takeover at Polk

To the editor: Neighbors adjacent to the James K. Polk Elementary School are wondering how an outdoor metal structure, resembling a massive Erector Set, suddenly...

Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Our work...

As we head into the holiday season – which also happens to be the start of the budget season in Alexandria – our thoughts...

Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Academic return...

One of the key roles of any superintendent is to ensure school division funding is sufficient to implement the initiatives needed to achieve its...

City council and school board move forward with high school project

By Luke Anderson Members of Alexandria’s city council and school board held a joint meeting on Monday to discuss the next steps of the high...