Fairfax Schools News

Fairfax County public schools recently sent a survey to church groups that use the system's facilities to find out how they would react to increases in school-use fees.
 
Defective booklets doom admissions test in Fairfax: Officials expect retake in January for Thomas Jefferson (Post, December 9, 2009)
 
Lack of computer access hampers some students: Even wealthy Fairfax is forced to contend with a digital divide (Post, December 6, 2009)
 
Soccer gives wheelchair users a powerful boost: Athletes triumph in club's first season (Post, December 3, 2009)
 
The measure of success: At Quantico, fired-up Marine recruits struggle to meet expectations that seem impossibly high (Post, November 30, 2009)
 
Fairfax hungry for more revenue: TALK OF TAXING MEALS IS REVIVED
Officials across nation seek ways to avoid further cuts
(Post, November 29, 2009)
 
World AIDS Day spotlights part of memorial quilt: GMU event one of many in area focusing on awareness, prevention (Post, November 29, 2009)
 
Alexandria rethinks gifted education: MORE DIVERSITY SOUGHT IN CLASSES
Virginia also will study ways to boost minority enrollment
(Post, November 27, 2009)
 
Joblessness at home a burden on schools: Greater need seen for subsidized meals and other services (Post, November 27, 2009)
 
Bust, like the boom, is straining schools: Enrollment jumps throughout Northern Va. (Post, November 26, 2009)
 
In case of disaster, a place for pets: Manassas, Pr. William benefit as grant spreads shelters across N.Va. (Post, November 22, 2009)
 
Alternative test may inflate score gains: 'Portfolio' exams spread in Va.
'How do you know we are closing the . . . gap?'
(Post, November 19, 2009)
 
Fairfax show specializes in pretty crafty gift ideas: More than 200 artists are expected at weekend event (Post, November 19, 2009)
 
Construction during school year means disruption at Edison High (Post, November 19, 2009)
 
Students may face an uphill climb: To help cut busing costs, Fairfax officials suggest getting more kids to walk to school (Post, November 18, 2009)
 
Man killed by police was theft suspect: EX-GREEN BERET WAS SHOT IN SUV
Three Fairfax officers on administrative leave
(Post, November 17, 2009)
 
Budget woes frustrate foreign language goals: In Fairfax schools, the debate becomes fundamentals vs. frills (Post, November 17, 2009)
 
New chapter in Loudoun library history: Gum Spring facility, scheduled to open in 2011, is the product of a public-private partnership (Post, November 12, 2009)
 
A WWII veteran's experiences, put to the page (Post, November 12, 2009)
 
GOP reclaims Virginia: McDONNELL CRUISES IN GOVERNOR'S RACE
Messages on taxes, jobs resonate with voters
(Post, November 4, 2009)
 
LOCAL VA. RACES: Fairfax backs school bonds; Fisette reelected in Arlington (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
VA. HOUSE OF DELEGATES: Republicans appear to gain 5 seats, reverse trends in outer D.C. suburbs (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
When heroin hits home: After 4 deaths, 16 convictions, Centreville still stunned by grasp of drugs on its young (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
What happened to Annie?: Police say Fairfax teen found dead in Baltimore last year killed herself; parents, friends say no way (Post, November 2, 2009)
 
H1N1, other illnesses jack up school absences: MANY CAMPUSES REMAIN OPEN
'There's a lot of scrambling'
(Post, October 30, 2009)
 
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