Teacher Transfer Raises Concerns
By Carla Branch alexandrianews.org On Oct. 12, 2012, Dr. James Wilson, the principal of the new T. C. Williams High School Satellite campus notified the director of the Sheltercare Program of Northern...
View ArticleChristopher Jorss Masters Dolch Sight Words And Earns Black Belt
Christopher Jorss (Courtesy photo) St. Louis School second grader Christopher Jorss has been formally recognized for learning all 224 Dolch Sight Words and earning the first Sight Words Black Belt in...
View ArticleT.C. Williams Models Earn Second Place In Competition
Congratulations to the nine-student modeling team from T.C. Williams High School, which won second place in "The Green Zone 2, Back By Popular Demand" Modeling Troupe Battle and Competition, presented...
View ArticleNew ACPS Foundation Raises Legal, Ethical Questions
By Carla Branch alexandrianews.org Despite alexandrianews.org requests for information about the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Educational Foundation, no documentation has been provided. On...
View ArticleCouncil Approves New Jefferson-Houston School
By Carla Branch alexandrianews.org The Alexandria City Council on Saturday approved the construction of a new K-8 school on the site where Jefferson-Houston Elementary School is located. Council...
View ArticleGovernor McDonnell Announces School Safety Task Force And Initiatives
While the nation continues to mourn the horrific and senseless murders that took place at the hands of a lone gunman in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, Governor Bob McDonnell today announced a state...
View ArticleGovernor McDonnell Announces $31 Million In Higher Education Budget Amendments
Governor Bob McDonnell announced Monday in a presentation to the General Assembly joint money committees his higher education budget amendments, totaling an additional $31 million. The additional...
View ArticleGovernor McDonnell Issues Executive Order Establishing School And Campus...
In accordance with his verbal directive on Monday, Governor Bob McDonnell issued Executive Order 56 today establishing a multidisciplinary task force to review school and campus safety in light of the...
View ArticleT.C. Williams Entrepreneurship Students Win $10,000 In National Competition
T.C. Williams High School Entrepreneurship Students won $10,000 from a Business Challenge Competition through Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP last week. The class worked in teams of five for three months...
View ArticleACPS Education Foundation Facts Remain Fuzzy
By Carla Branch alexandrianews.org Alexandrianews.org first uncovered the creation of the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Educational Foundation in early December and most of our questions about...
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