APS Capital Improvement Plan Includes New Schools

Big changes have been proposed for a number of local schools. Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Pat Murphy presented his proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years...

Residency Specialist Listed as Unfunded School Need

Arlington Public Schools need a full-time residency verification specialist, according to Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy, but such a position isn't provided for in the school system's proposed...

APS Budget Includes Class Size Increase, Raise for Employees

Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy's proposed FY 2013 budget includes an across-the-board increase in maximum class sizes and a small raise for all APS employees. At $493.8...

APS Considering Options for Building More School Capacity

The Arlington County School Board is scrambling to decide on permanent solutions to the school system's current capacity crisis. Facing a burgeoning school population that has grown by 15 percent...

APS To Host Walk and Bike to School Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Bike and Walk to School Day for Arlington Public Schools. The event, part of International Walk to School Month, "encourages students to walk and bike to school while teaching the...

First Day of School for APS Students

Arlington public school students headed back to the classrooms today. From the scheduled 7:50 a.m. start at middle schools to the 9:24 a.m. start at the H-B Woodlawn secondary program, from...

Large Donation Helps Save Planetarium

A flood of last minute donations has helped to save Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium. A large donation from an anonymous donor pushed the campaign past its goal as the fundraiser came to a...

Planetarium Nears Fundraising Deadline

The group that has been raising money for upgrades to Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium has just 34 hours to gather nearly $30,000 in donations. Last year, Arlington Public Schools...

Proposed School Budget Includes Pay Raise for Teachers

(Updated at 9:20 a.m.) Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy proposed a budget Thursday morning that increases high school class sizes but grants teachers at least part of a...

APS Appoints Interim Williamsburg Principal, Hires Lawyer

Update at 11:10 a.m. on 2/10/11 -- APS has clarified that the scope of the "legal services" provided by the outside legal counsel has yet to be determined. The brouhaha over the resignation of...

Superintendent Responds to Principal’s Letter to Parents

Arlington Public Schools superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy is responding to a lengthy resignation letter sent to Williamsburg Middle School parents by the school's principal. The letter, first...

DEVELOPING — Middle School Principal Resigns, Sends Email to Parents Blaming Superintendent

(Updated at 6:05 p.m.) Williamsburg Middle School Principal Kathleen Francis says she will be resigning in March due to "the untenable and hostile work environment created by Superintendent...

Wakefield High Educator Named N. Va. Teacher of the Year

Colette Fraley, a social studies teacher at Wakefield High School, has been named 2011 Teacher of the Year for Northern Virginia. The honor, bestowed by the Virginia Department of Education, comes...

Arlington Students Kick Butt on the SATs

The SAT scores of Arlington Public School students rose significantly this year, with the biggest gains experienced among minority students. While Arlington students gained, the average SAT scores...

Students, Teachers Return to School

At 6:30 this morning, school buses were streaming out of a county facility near Shirlington, on their way to pick up students for the first day of school. It's the start of a ritual that will...