Outgoing Arlington School Board chair Reid Goldstein has endorsed School Board candidate Angelo Cocchiaro in the race to replace him. While Goldstein is the first sitting School Board member to endorse a candidate thus far, his opponent Miranda Turner was endorsed by a former top-level administrator for Arlington Public Schools. Cocchiaro announced news of the
Arlington School Board candidate Angelo Cocchiaro is not dropping out of the race, despite a statement to that effect that briefly appeared on his website Friday. In it, Cocchiaro implied that he was experiencing challenges raising money and could not afford an effective campaign. He pledged to continue advocating for students using the network of
(Updated at 11:00 a.m.) Should the Arlington School Board have a sixth, non-voting student representative? One candidate for School Board thinks so. Angelo Cocchiaro argues it would give students a stronger voice and align Arlington with neighboring jurisdictions, including the cities of Falls Church, Fairfax and Alexandria, Prince George's County in Maryland and D.C. "So
No School Board Candidate Kickoffs "Voters hoping to get a jump-start on evaluating the three Democrats vying for Arlington School Board will have to wait a month. None of the three - Angelo Cocchiaro, Erin Freas-Smith and Miranda Turner - delivered kickoff remarks at the March 1 Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting. Cocchiaro had
Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Francisco Durán has proposed an $803.3 million budget an increase of more than 7% over the current budget. And the messaging around the budget picks up on some themes, including the mental and physical health of students and more support for teachers, which arose from major events this school year,