Tag: school board

ACPS approves 2023-24 budget

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The Alexandria School Board approved its combined funds budget request for the 2023- 24 school year, which includes $359.9 million...

DPC held new officers ceremony

By Mark Eaton | [email protected] Alexandria’s Departmental Progressive Club installed new officers during a ceremony on Jan. 13. In honor of its 96th year, the Black...

Filling in the Blanks with Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D: Invest in education,...

There is no greater investment we can make than in the education of our children. With that in mind, as we usher in a...

Your Views: Greater disconnect?

To the editor: Lest readers imagine that I am defending the city establishment, I should begin by noting that describing the dynamic isn’t defending it....

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...

Your Views: Don’t eliminate history

To the editor: As a George Washington High School alumnus, I was very pleased to read about the belated induction of former extraordinary GWHS athletes...

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...

Your Views: Reform the School Board

To the editor: A few weeks ago, my friend, Matt Harris, wrote to the Times, with his opinion on the new superintendent. But I disagree...

School Board approves 2022-2023 areas of focus

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] One month into the 2022- 23 school year, the Alexandria School Board approved its areas of focus for the current year...

Your Views: Defending our teachers

To the editor: In the Alexandria Times story “School Board ponders grading changes,” Sept. 1, 2022, Meagan Alderton, the School Board chair, labels teachers as...