New inductees to the Yorktown High School Hall of Fame & Inspiration praised the school’s impact on their lives during a Sept. 18 induction ceremony.
“This feels like time travel,” said retired Air Force Lt. General Charles “Chip” Roadman II, a member of Yorktown’s inaugural Class of 1962.
Arlington Public Schools has once again announced plans to end its partnership on the Integration Station early-childhood initiative.
Supporters of The Children’s School plan to rally before the School Board next week to oppose the planned phaseout. It follows a previous plan to shutter the program in 2025, which school leaders ultimately abandoned.
County school leaders are seeking parental feedback as new homework requirements are rolled out this school year.
“The goal is not just to give more homework and have more students be busy,” Superintendent Francisco Durán said at the Sept. 10 School Board meeting.
Arlington Public Schools kicked off the school year with an enrollment of 27,173, down 1.6% from last year.
The figure, which counts students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, is down from 27,603 reported during the first week of the 2025-26 school year.
Arlington Public Schools students recorded increases in four of five broad academic categories in the Virginia Department of Education’s 2025-26 Standards of Learning exams (SOLs).
The school system reported overall increases in reading, history/social sciences, mathematics and science pass rates, with a decline in the writing category.
Arlington Community High School celebrated its arrival at a new, permanent location in Pentagon City on Friday.
Hundreds turned out for the celebration at 1450 S. Eads Street, a more than 30,000-square-foot space donated by Amazon at its HQ2 campus.
Today (Monday) is the first day of class at Arlington Public Schools, and the school system is just over 99% staffed up to welcome its 27,000 students.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming them all back,” Superintendent Francisco Durán said at the Aug. 27 School Board meeting, where he detailed changes that will impact students and families during the school year.
Arlington County police have a message for parents shopping for their kids’ back-to-school wheels: e-motorcycles aren’t for teenagers.
The devices can reach speeds of up to 65 mph and are “generally NOT appropriate for teens,” according to ACPD. Anyone operating a mobility device capable of more than 35 mph, or with a motor output above 750 watts, needs an M Class endorsement on their driver’s license and proper registration for the device.
Ten new speed cameras will be watching Arlington school zones when classes resume next week, bringing the county’s total to 35.
Arlington released the full list of PhotoSPEED locations on Tuesday, two weeks after ACPD said a list was coming soon.
School Board members are expected to expand options for excused absences in the upcoming school year.
To comply with changes to state law, three new categories may be added to the existing 13 qualifying for excused absences at Arlington Public Schools:
A staff proposal to remove a net of two days of instruction for Arlington elementary schoolers brought noncommittal comments from School Board members.
The proposal would rearrange instructional time in October and March to accommodate parent-teacher conferences at the elementary school level. It would result in 178 days of class, leading to some heartburn among School Board members who have pledged not to go below 180 days each year.
The new president of the Arlington Education Association (AEA) says she hopes for a cooperative relationship with school leaders over the coming year.
“The strongest districts are built on collaboration, transparency and mutual respect,” Danielle Jones said at the Aug. 13 School Board meeting.
