Alexandria schools closed again Tuesday due to cold, road conditions
Wind chills to plunge below zero overnight; district plans to resume classes Wednesday
Education
Alexandria schools — the school board, ACPS policies and budget, private and parochial schools, and the students, teachers, and athletics shaping local education.
ACHS senior featured in New York Times for college essay on preserving Black history
Zhi McMillan wrote about using technology to document Alexandria's Douglass Memorial Cemetery
Kay-Wyatt proposes $406.5 million ACPS budget for FY 2027
Spending plan includes funding for first collectively bargained agreements; students, parents urge board to preserve language programs
PTAC, ACPS to host budget forum Feb. 9 as FY 2027 cycle kicks off
Interactive session will let families engage directly with district staff on school funding
ACPS School Board launches new website to improve transparency
The site aims to make board decisions and processes easier for residents to follow
ACHS student wins full-ride Posse Scholarship; student reps unveil new student committee
Christopher Cabrera among 61 scholars selected from more than 1,100 D.C.-area applicants
Alexandria School Board holds first 2026 meeting
Superintendent recognized as District of Distinction finalist; board enters closed session to discuss personnel, legal matters
Alexandria school board to update member assignments, review federal funding plan Thursday
Kelly Carmichael Booz and Alexander Crider Scioscia will receive new committee assignments; board to consider $43,347 in Title I services for eight private schools
Alexandria School Board approves 2027-28 academic calendars
School year to start August 23, 2027; staff preparing for "unique challenges" in 2028-29
Alexandria School Board approves $282 million capital plan in 5-4 vote
Plan defers Cora Kelly modernization to 2036, converts Jefferson-Houston and Patrick Henry to address middle school overcrowding
Alexandria School Board unanimously approves naming four facilities after community leaders
Board overrides superintendent's recommendation, honors former Mayor Kerry Donley, NFL player Keith Burns
Alexandria school board to vote on CIP plan, facility naming Thursday
Board also set to consider naming proposals for Donley, Burns; hear school performance data
Alexandria school board signals support for deferring $100 million Cora Kelly project amid budget constraints
Board members debate competing approaches to address middle school overcrowding as advocacy group celebrates potential reversal of K-8 conversion plans
Publisher's Note: The kids are listening
A comments section isn't a community. A neighborhood is.
School board to tackle police partnership, facility naming, and academic calendars at Thursday meeting
Board expected to extend SRO agreement while community poll results reveal divided opinions on honoring local figures
One clear winner, three close calls: ACPS facility naming poll leaves board with tough decisions
Superintendent recommends moving forward on Early Childhood Center courtyard, deferring other three names until at least FY 2028