Tag: schools
‘You can’t put a price on the safety of our students:’...
By Amy Will | [email protected]
“You can’t put a price on the safety of our students.”
Those emotional words of support from Alexandria City School Board...
Input on safe school routes sought
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
The City of Alexandria is requesting community feedback on walking and biking conditions around five schools as part of its...
Community reacts to Gov. Youngkin’s transgender policy
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
The Alexandria community is reacting to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s announcement of updated model policies for transgender students, which were released last...
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...
ACPS sets plans for return to virtual learning
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
After a snow-induced return to virtual learning in Alexandria City Public Schools last week, ACPS has outlined protocol for how...
T.C.’s precocious storyteller
By Will Schick | [email protected]
Local journalist Bridgette Adu-Wadier makes covering the news look easy.
In three years, Adu-Wadier has managed to publish a range of...
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...
School Board nears decision on T.C. Williams renaming
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Alexandria City Public Schools community voiced near unanimous support for renaming T.C. Williams High School during the Oct. 29...
ACPS plans to stay mostly virtual through December
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Early Wednesday morning, Alexandria City Public Schools announced plans for all students, with the exception of those with disabilities, to...
Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Unacceptable to...
Our nation is simultaneously experiencing two global pandemics: COVID-19 and racial inequity.
While we all strive to adjust to what is known as our “new...
