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Parent activists push for ACPS reopening

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] A group of parents and community members have taken a stand against Alexandria City Public Schools’ reopening plan – or...

The story behind Mohamed Aly’s arrest at T.C. Williams

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Three weeks ago, the news that Mohamed Aly, an 18-year-old T.C. Williams High School student, had been arrested and charged...

Virginia Tech Innovation Campus relocates to 65-acre site near Potomac Yard...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus coming to Alexandria will be located on a much larger site than the one announced...

Judge sends T.C. lights case to trial

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Loudoun Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne ruled on April 17 to send the long-debated controversy over lights at the...

Solution to T.C. Williams overcrowding remains elusive

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Alexandria's T.C. Williams High School has a serious overcrowding problem. On that one point, there is total agreement between Alexandria City...

MVCS deals with mold, leaky roof

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At 95 years old, Mount Vernon Community School is the eldest of ACPS’ 17 schools, and after months of heavy...

New system boosts ACPS accreditation

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Fourteen of Alexandria City Public Schools’ 16 schools are expected to be fully accredited for the 2018-19 school year, according...

ACPS plans to address high school capacity crunch

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] With a rapidly growing student population and facilities that can’t keep up, Alexandria City Public Schools has taken the first...

Our View: Flu is one thing we shouldn’t share

While Alexandria is known for being a giving community, there are times when we need to not only keep what we have, but go...

Flu strikes Alexandria

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] This year’s flu outbreak has impacted more people and brought about more severe symptoms than it has in several years. Christina...