April 16, 2021 10:00 AM by Nicholas F. Benton
GETTING DEMOLISHED is the former George Mason High School, which will make way for the West End development in the coming years. (Photo: Courtesy Shaun Van Steyn)
Edwin B. Henderson II, a long-time local civil rights activist and founder of Falls Church’s Tinner Hill Foundation, was unanimously voted onto the School Board of the Falls Church City Public Schools by the board Tuesday night. He fills the seat vacated by the resignation of Shawna Russell last month and he will serve through the end of 2021 pending an upcoming November election when that position and three others on the seven-member board will be contested.
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School closings and changes in the D.C. region for Thursday, Feb. 18 Washington Post Staff
The following is a list of weather-related school cancellations and changes for Thursday in the D.C. region. School closures: ● Anne Arundel County Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday. ● Arlington Public Schools classes are now canceled Thursday. The system had previously planned to hold virtual classes. ● Charles County Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday. ● Culpeper County Public School classes are canceled Thursday. ● Fairfax County Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday. ● Fauquier County Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday. ● Frederick County (Md.) Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday.
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Governor Northam Announces Advisory Committee on Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices
Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today announced the leadership and members of a new advisory committee charged with making recommendations on culturally relevant and inclusive education practices in Virginia’s public schools.
The Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee, which will hold its first meeting today, Wednesday, January 6, was established under House Bill 916, sponsored by Delegate Mark D. Sickles, and Senate Bill 853, sponsored by Senator Jennifer Boysko during the 2020 General Assembly session.
The legislation directed the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to select the committee’s members, and tasked the advisory panel with reporting its recommendations to Governor Northam, the Board of Education, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Educat