Wherever students at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, were, security guard and coach Vernon Lee was too. Beloved Freedom High School security guard Vernon Lee was killed in a car crash on Feb. 4, 2025. (Courtesy Prince William County Public Schools) Courtesy Prince William County Public Schools A petition has been launched to rename…
Prince William County Superintendent LaTanya McDade has unveiled her $1.8 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2026, a package that includes funding for special education and new administrators to oversee discipline. Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent LaTanya McDade said her proposed budget would add a staff member at each middle and high school to oversee…
A new Fairfax County program will allow businesses and residents to register to share camera footage, which police said will help them solve crimes faster. Residents and business owners can use an online portal to register their cameras, which the department said will allow police to review a map of cameras that could hold evidence…
As some D.C.-area school systems work to craft and approve budgets for the next fiscal year, they’re planning for the possibility of changes in Department of Education funding and oversight. As some D.C.-area school systems work to craft and approve budgets for the next fiscal year, they’re also planning for the possibility of changes in…
Loudoun Co. schools OK’d funding for the system’s DEIA programs in the 2026 budget, despite pushback from officials who think it could mean federal aid loss. Loudoun County Public Schools is including funding for the school system’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility programs in its budget, despite pushback from two board members who think doing…
Arlington Public Schools is tightening its security protocols after a sex offender was accused of exposing himself at the Washington-Liberty High School pool. Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is tightening its security protocols months after a sex offender was accused of exposing himself in a girls’ locker room at the Washington-Liberty High School pool. Richard…
After Hayfield Secondary’s football team withdrew from the playoffs, Fairfax Co. Public Schools is crafting a plan to improve its athletic processes. Months after Hayfield Secondary School’s football team withdrew from the playoffs, Fairfax County Public Schools is crafting a plan that it hopes will improve its athletic processes and transparency ahead of the next…
In the two days since an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, and a military helicopter crashed near Reagan National Airport, the Loudoun County, Virginia, facility has worked to bring the ice skating community together to mourn. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video…
With the impact of the American Airlines crash reverberating across the D.C. area, residents are being called on to lend support and seek community. With the impact of the American Airlines crash reverberating across the D.C. region, residents are being called on to lend support to one another and seek community in their time of…
Virginia’s elementary and middle schoolers are making little-to-no progress in reading and math as many are still recovering in the aftermath of the pandemic. Virginia’s elementary and middle schoolers are making little-to-no progress in reading and math, suggesting many are still recovering in the aftermath of the pandemic, according to the state’s results on the…
