Issue raised during Superintendent Karen Garza's recent listening tour.
Bethany Speed, an administrative assistant at Stuart High School, and Sonya Swansbrough, principal of Poe Middle School, allegedly embezzled more than $100,000 over the last three years.
"Lady Bug, Beetle Boy, and Friends: Bullies Be Gone!" provides readers with strategies for dealing with bullying and building positive relationships.
The pay hikes will likely cost the district around $42 million on top of the projected deficit of $140 million.
Student loan debt likely will force today's college grads to work longer.
Class sizes, foreign language programs and keeping counselors part of the discussion at FCPS budget work session.
School board work session expected to suggest big cuts for FY2015.
Melissa Porfirio, a first-grade teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in Springfield, was selected for the award out of eight teachers in the state.
Patch survey lets you share your ideas for struggling libraries.
Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.
No more pencils, no more books. iPads, smartphones and other technology find their way into the classroom.
Parents enlist the help of Suave for its ability to gently soothe and wash away the remnants of the game. Sponsored by Suave.
Important Dates You Need To Know.
Fairfax County Public Schools offer opt-out of first period for some this fall.
Fairfax Schools say recent Washington Post story about system having about $30 million extra annually had "several misleading and inaccurate statements."
There were 79 Fairfax County school bus crashes in 2012 and 43 crashes in 2013.
Plus, important dates for parents and students.
Do you support a later start time?
Nearly 90 children need to be 'adopted'.
Do you want to vote in the 2013 elections and are leaving for college outside Fairfax County soon? Apply now for an absentee ballot.
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
Knowledge is power, and we want you ready for the days ahead.
Ready for school? You will be after this.
Here's some info you can use as you prep for the first day of school.
It will cost up to $530 in extra tuition and mandatory fees at four-year universities.
Eligible items and what else you need to know.
Laptop stolen from school nurse's car contained names, ID numbers, health information about students from six Fairfax County schools, one academy.
You could help a Lorton family in need.
Parents are offering feedback as the system grapples with how to best integrate technology in the classroom.
Most high school graduates from this area go college, but many will graduate college with more debt than they can handle. Is college becoming a privilege that only the upper class can truly afford?
Share the best shots of your South County graduates on Patch.
Education Week report shows district has the highest graduation percentage among country's 50 largest school districts.
It takes work to be a Greenspring Scholar
You ready for "Pomp and Circumstance"?
"The result of the educative process is capacity for further education." - John Dewey
In budget approval, school board members divided on how best to keep teacher pay competitive moving forward.
Students Natalie Pasquel and Connor Shaffer both took home awards.