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,
Arlington Public Schools is planning what it calls ‘urgent action’ on substance abuse after a 13-year-old boy died at school from a suspected drug overdose.
Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Francisco Durán is proposing an earlier start to school next fall and more instructional days than the current academic year. If approved, the 2023-24 calendar would have 180 instructional days for all students and would
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Fairfax County Public Schools said it will be holding a “stand-down” meeting for all athletic teams and coaches to demonstrate appropriate conduct. (Shutterstock)
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA Fairfax County Public Schools pledged Wednesday to investigate allegations of the use of racially charged language after multiple incidents of football players enrolled at Fairfax County schools allegedly using racial slurs against players on opposing teams.
In the most recent case, students and parents of junior varsity football players at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria reportedly said that a player for James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School in Burke used the N-word and spat on a player for T.C. Williams near the end of a game on Monday.
February 9, 2021 at 3:45pm
Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Francisco Durán announced return-to-school dates Tuesday afternoon, nearly 11 months since schools first closed at the outset of the pandemic.
Students will start trickling into their buildings by grade level on Tuesday, March 2. By Tuesday, March 16, all students who have chosen to be in-person will be able to go to school twice a week, either Tuesdays and Wednesdays or Thursdays and Fridays.
Teachers and staff, who have been re-entering their classrooms in phases since last week, will return one week before students, Durán said. This month, APS will end or scale back the programs currently providing some students with limited in-classroom instructional supports.