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.
Family Night scheduled for Aug. 21 at T.C. Williams High School.
A new back-to-school backpack doesn't just have to look good — parents need to consider weight and comfort on your child's back when picking the right one.
Christen Green, a member of Commonwealth Baptist Church, discusses the church's decision to not renew Valley Drive Preschool's lease.
Alexandria City Public Schools operate on both traditional and modified academic calendars.
Alexandria City Public Schools host back-to-school nights throughout August and September.
School supply lists for every Alexandria elementary school and middle school.
Commonwealth Baptist Church opts not to renew the school's lease, leaving the Valley Drive community in a tough spot.
Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking donations for students returning to school.
The Opportunity Educational Institution, designed to improve the commonwealth's chronically failing schools, takes effect Monday.
Rosalyn Rice-Harris says school is closing the achievement gap.
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?
Leslie Zupan, a past president of the West Old Town Citizens Association, offers her assessment of the underperformance at Jefferson-Houston School.
Ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday behind current school building.
The City of Alexandria's Department of Transportation and Environmental Services sends Robbie the Recycling squirrel and friends out to local elementary schools.
Be on the lookout Wednesday for students ditching four wheels for two.
Alexandria City Public Schools offers a full-day program to four year olds who have not had a formal preschool experience.
Help the Princess for a Night project with dresses and other items in good to excellent condition.
Registration starts May 3 at Northern Virginia Community College.
The event is part of a cultural exchange program with Yew Chung International School.
The budget represents a 2.4 percent increase over the prior budget.
In annual Washington Post Challenge Index that ranks difficulty of high schools locally and nationally, Alexandria's high school is in the top half.
State lawmakers rejected amendments requested by Virginia's governor.
Gregory Hutchings has accepted a job as superintendent of Shaker Heights Schools.
The Washington Post Co. has awarded a teacher with the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home School a 2013 Agnes Meyer award for performance as an outstanding teacher.
Traditional schools will start Sept. 3 while modified calendar schools will start Aug. 1.
Gov. Bob McDonnell signs legislation creating the Opportunity Educational Institution designed to aid the state's chronically failing schools.
Virginia's General Assembly passed a budget Saturday including $150,000 to fund a new body that would be charged with taking over chronically failing schools.
The measure can only take effect if the state budget includes funding for the new Opportunity Educational Institution.
The dates for Alexandria City Public Schools' open houses for families of rising kindergartners begin this month.
Joint Long-Range Educational Facilities Program Group seeks to help the city determine just how big the public school system is getting.
The school is making a short transition beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.
Alexandria City Public Schools' board sent a letter to Gov. Bob McDonnell saying proposed legislation would harm a local school.
The public is invited to hear about plans for the soon to be revamped school.
The School Board for Alexandria City Public Schools has decided to seek legal counsel regarding a grants foundation set up by the superintendent and others.
ACPS School Board revokes a decision by the school division's superintendent by reinstating a Sheltercare teacher who oversees the special program for at-risk children.
Due to inclement weather, the public school division is opening two hours late Jan. 28.
The fiscal year 2014 budget proposal is for $228 million and asks the city for about 5 percent more funds than last budget cycle.