Superintendent Morton Sherman announces that Margaret Byess has resigned effective May 25.
At joint work session Wednesday night, council seeks answers to school system's money situation.
ACPS School Board seeks $500,000 to host a pilot program focused on adult learning and job training.
William Kamkwamba will speak at T.C. Williams on March 23 to discuss his book, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind."
ACPS is offering a series of open houses for parents of rising kindergarteners and students new to the school system.
Combined budget includes grant money, sets extended learning program for four weeks, and realigns adult education.
Students attending Alexandria City Public Schools will be dismissed from school early Thursday and afterschool activities will be canceled due to the funeral procession of paramedic Weissman.
Transfer request stems from funds mismanagement by employees no longer with Alexandria City Public Schools.
Operating budget would increase slightly, but includes eliminating 21 positions at the Central Office.
Ben Carson Reading Room officially opened Friday morning with plenty of local luminaries.
Gov. McDonnell says it was a tough decision but ditching the 30-year-old law would offer localities more flexibility.
Superintendent Sherman proposes changes to summer learning and modified calendar schools while seeking to maintain class-size ratio and offer salary increase to eligible staff.
Officials from the public school system fielded questions from irate adult education students and teachers at a Saturday morning meeting.
School Board will address adult education programs at Thursday evening meeting, as well as host a Saturday morning meeting to solicit community feedback.
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Program will serve students of all ages in City of Alexandria.
School Superintendent Morton Sherman has taken steps to rectify the situation with a full audit report expected to be delivered within two weeks.
Annual contest hosted by The Washington Post.
The project seeks to upgrade playgrounds in an effort to reduce Alexandria's alarmingly high child obesity rate.
ACPS office on Beauregard St. suffered morning power outage.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan dropped by T.C. Williams to chat with students and teachers before a roundtable with members of the National Education Association.
The changes affect both modified and traditional calendar schools.
Clorox's Power for a Bright Future grant could provide up to $50,000 for a new playground.
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However, superintendent will seek some changes to the calendar for this school year.
School Board also will discuss at its Thursday meeting the intersession programs at modified calendar schools.
Alexandria City Public Schools is the only school system in the country to sign on to the program.
The ACPS School Board received the award for 13 schools at its meeting last week.
Godspeed arrives in Old Town this week. The 40-ton ship is open to the public through Oct. 9.
Men and women's teams competed in the Head of the Potomac Regatta.
T.C. Williams High School and Jefferson-Houston School still face minor hurdles.
Teens Talk helps launch Keep It 360 with the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy.
Board votes to extend Superintendent Morton Sherman's contract through 2015.
Best-selling authors read and sign books at Jefferson Houston Elementary.
Students vying for recognition and scholarships.
New School Board Chairman Sheryl Gorsuch talks with Alexandria Patch editors about the board's agenda for the coming year.
Ratings for AYP are based on achievement of students on tests taken during previous academic year.
Rice-Harris currently is associate principal of George Washington I Middle School
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Eric Fries, who will be attending the University of Virginia next year, and Eleanor Kenimer, who is headed to Duke University, were named valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2011. They spoke at Saturday's commencement exercise.