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ACPS offers bonuses for these ‘hard-to-fill’ jobs
Alexandria City Public Schools is offering bonuses for a number of “hard-to-fill positions,” like bus drivers and math, science and special education teachers. The employees who already work in these jobs will all get a $1,000 retention bonus in their paychecks next month, according to ACPS. New bus...
How Fairfax County’s public schools’ leadership hides poor-performing students
Fairfax County’s public school leadership is using “equal outcomes” and “equity” measures to hide low performance among its students, particularly the students who are learning English. As a result of the Biden administration’s porous southern border policy, coupled with Fairfax County’s sanctuary policy that passed in January 2021, our local school district is flooded with […]
High school football: Wildcats turn page, thump Bruins in season opener
How do you respond to losing eight offensive starters and an all-state defensive lineman to graduation?. For the Mountain View High School football team, it’s simply about looking to the next man up. The Wildcats combined an efficient offensive effort with an opportunistic outing by their defense to roll...
These Howard University Alumni Went From Starting Their Keith Lee-Approved Restaurant In A College Dorm To Scaling It Across The DC Area
Howard alumni are taking over the restaurant scene in Washington, DC. In 2012, Denville Myrie Jr. began selling Jamaican jerk chicken from the comfort of his Howard University dorm room, which filled a gap for quality late night foods, according to information on his company website. Students took great interest in Myrie’s cooking, and he… Continue reading These Howard University Alumni Went From Starting Their Keith Lee-Approved Restaurant In A College Dorm To Scaling It Across The DC Area
Weaver Student Earns Acceptance to Senate Page Program
Malike X. McDonald, Class of 2026 at Weaver High School, has earned placement in the prestigious, highly competitive Senate Page program. The Senate Page program allows students from all over the United States to spend a semester working with a senator in Washington, D.C. Malike will be working with Senator...
Dunne calls for independent probe in Hayfield recruiting scandal
Two days before Hayfield Secondary School’s season opener against West Springfield High School, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid stood in Hayfield’s auditorium at a fiery community meeting in Alexandria. Flanked by her top legal and communications deputies in the front row, Reid told about 150 parents, staff, and community members that an internal investigation had cleared the school’s new football coach, Darryl Overton, and school district administrators of any wrongdoing regarding allegations of financial impropriety, retaliation, and illegal recruiting of more than 30 football players to the school. The players came from Freedom High School in Prince William County.
Mayor Bowser Celebrates $60.5 Million Renovation of Garfield Elementary School, Expanding Early Education in Washington, DC
The mayor's office announced a significant advancement in early childhood education with the opening of the modernized Garfield Elementary School. The school, situated in Ward 8, underwent a $60.5 million renovation, enhancing its historical integrity while infusing modern educational utilities, such as Ward 8's first teaching kitchen and immersive public art. According to the Washington, D.C. official website's press release, Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed pride in the city's free and high-quality pre-K offering, emphasizing the investment in skilled educators as the backbone of this initiative.
Anti-Israel group at Univ. of Maryland reserves quad for anniversary of Hamas invasion
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (TND) — The University of Maryland chapter of "Students for Justice in Palestine" has reserved space on the school's main quad on the one-year anniversary of the terrorist invasion of Israel, a Jewish organization at the school said in a statement Tuesday. Maryland Hillel, which provides...
Freedom High School Collegiate Cohort Takes Flight at NOVA
The Collegiate High School program allows students to simultaneously pursue high school and college education. At Freedom High School, students can enroll in college courses during their regular school day, integrating these classes into their existing schedule. This initiative enables students to start building their college transcripts alongside their high school records, at no cost to them or their families.
Mom-Approved back to school essentials
WASHINGTON (7News) — A new school year is truly a fresh start as kids and parents alike enter with optimism and excitement for a positive school year. To share her tips for school success, we're joined by parenting contributor Carly Dorogi. Notes to Self - notestoself.com - MOMSDEAL10 for...
Notes: Bishop Ireton High School joins ban on cellphone use during school day
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Multiple neighborhood football rivalries set for local squads
With one exception, as always, there are multiple neighborhood high-school football games scheduled this season involving local teams. The one game that will not be played is the private-school Route 123 showdown between the Flint Hill Huskies of Oakton and the Potomac School Panthers of McLean. Potomac School opted out of the annual game against its Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference rivals this season. The rivalry is expected to resume next fall.
Mason sees enrollment record as academic year starts off
George Mason University for the 2024-25 academic year has recorded its largest undergraduate class (more than 7,600) and its largest freshman class (more than 4,600), university officials said. The first-year class also is seeing an uptick in the number of students with grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher compared with...
Earth Commons initiative supports student mental health through nature exposure
Last semester, the Georgetown Earth Commons Institute, the university’s hub for environmental research and advocacy, launched Nature Rx. Nature Rx is an initiative aiming to transform student mental health by encouraging students to spend time in outside. More than 10 years ago, a group of doctors with the National...
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