The Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously on Thursday (Mar. 9) to give public school teachers and staff collective bargaining rights. The resolution gives employees the right to organize and elect a union that can negotiate labor contracts, including pay, benefits and work conditions. The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in 2020 allowing local governments
(Updated at 11:10 a.m.) The proposed 2024 budget has real estate taxes once again increasing for many, as home values across Fairfax County continue to rise. At yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting, County Executive Bryan Hill presented his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. The $5.1 billion budget is up $280 million from last year
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The Virginia Board of Education held a public hearing last week on new draft standards for history and social studies (via VDOE/YouTube) Fairfax County’s teacher unions expressed relief after new state-proposed history standards were rejected by a governor-appointed board late last week. On Thursday evening (Nov. 17), Virginia’s Board of Education voted unanimously to again