February 2, 2025
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Fairfax County school board considers revised proposals for TJ

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TJ students in the school’s robotics lab. [File photo] The Fairfax County School Board is considering two revised proposals for changing the admissions process to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.  The board has been discussing TJ admissions for months in response to concerns that the current system for the elite school discriminates … Continued

Annandale High School featured in TV news report on failing grades during pandemic

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A screenshot from a “Good Morning America video, shows reporter Alex Presha interviewing Annandale High School teacher Catie Bishop in front of the school. Annandale High School was featured in a segment on “Good Morning America” Dec. 5 on how students across the nation are failing academically due to the challenges of online learning during the … Continued

Some Fairfax County students who had returned to school are back to all-virtual learning

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Veterinary sciences students at the Edison Academy returned for in-person learning briefly and are now back to all-virtual instruction. [FCPS] Just four weeks after Group 4 students returned to school for in-person instruction, they went back to all-virtual learning on Nov. 23 because of the rise in COVID-19 cases.  Fairfax County reported a record-setting 455 new … Continued

Increase in COVID cases could delay the return to school, FCPS superintendent says

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Employees at the FCPS Forte Support Center in Springfield prepare plexiglass shields for delivery to schools. [FCPS] As COVID cases rise in Fairfax County, Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand is rethinking the schedule for bringing more students back for in-person learning.  Brabrand told the community at a virtual town hall Nov. 19 that he understands families … Continued

FCPS offers more details on concurrent learning

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The concurrent instruction approach, although total class sizes won’t be this small. [FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand and other FCPS officials provided more details on concurrent learning and other aspects of the return-to-school plans at a town hall Oct. 19.  Several school board members, however, are not happy with the concurrent learning … Continued

Under FCPS return-to-school plan, all students won’t be back until February

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The Fairfax Federation of Teachers held a car rally Oct. 15 at the FCPS Gatehouse Administration Center in Merrifield.  The Fairfax County School Board has deadlocked, 6-6, on whether to endorse Superintendent Scott Brabrand’s schedule for bringing students back for in-person learning.  Under Brabrand’s plan, presented at a school board work session board Oct. 15, … Continued

Fairfax County Schools superintendent says admission to TJ can’t depend on test-taking skills

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is in Mason District, but few students from Mason  District Schools go there.  Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand, speaking at a virtual town hall Oct. 7, said the admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology has to change to give students … Continued

St. James sports center hosts learning pods for K-12 students

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The St. James offers lots of sports options for all ages. [The St. James] The St. James sports complex in Springfield is launching a virtual learning program for K-12 students. The program will provide adult supervision for students participating in distance learning while schools remain closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will … Continued

Fairfax County Public Schools to start in-person learning in October for certain groups of students

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These teachers at Camelot Elementary School in Annandale are continuing with virtual instruction. [FCPS]  The Fairfax County School Board has approved a plan by Superintendent Scott Brabrand to gradually bring back students for in-person learning starting in October.  The first groups would return to school under a cohort model, in which small groups of students … Continued

FCPS considers new admissions plan to increase diversity at TJ

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology [Keith Pham] Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand has presented recommendations to the school board to revise the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology to give historically underrepresented students – African Americans and Hispanics – a better shot at attending.  Admissions … Continued

New daycare center in Annandale offers safe playtime for young children, learning pods for older ones

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  A classroom at My Baby Steps Academy.  A new daycare/education program, opening in Annandale Sept. 14, offers a place for children to play and learn in safety as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.  My Baby Steps Academy, at 4602 Ravensworth Road, is based at Hope Lutheran Church. It’s operated by Wilson and Mina Marroquin, who … Continued

FCPS promises more support for special ed students

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Superintendent Scott Brabrand talks about special ed at a virtual town hall.  Fairfax County Public Schools’ all-virtual spring term was frustrating for special education students and their families, Superintendent Scott Brabrand acknowledged, but promised things will be much better this fall.  “We are committed to overcoming those challenges, ”Brabrand said at a virtual town hall … Continued