October 16, 2025

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Fairfax Co. superintendent responds to concerns about school safety after change in federal immigration policy – WTOP News

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Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid is telling parents it’s safe to attend schools after a Trump administration change regarding immigration enforcement in schools. In the days after President Donald Trump’s administration changed a long-standing policy to allow federal immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, the superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools has…

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Trump administration’s pause on federal grants sent DC-area school systems scrambling – WTOP News

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Before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, school systems across the D.C. region scrambled to figure out what the directive could mean for them. Before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, school systems across the D.C. region scrambled to…

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Fairfax Co. high schoolers using sports to teach students data analytics tools – WTOP News

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During their sophomore year at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, Advaiit Iyer and Nitish Shah launched Youth Sports Analytics Forum. Students with the Youth Sports Analytics Forum at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County huddle around a laptop.(Courtesy Advaiit Iyer) Students with the Youth Sports Analytics Forum at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County…

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‘One more thing’: Some Fairfax Co. teachers worrying about possibility of immigration arrests in their classroom – WTOP News

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Some Northern Virginia teachers are worried that immigration arrests could happen in their classrooms. Some Northern Virginia teachers are worrying about the possibility of immigration arrests in their classrooms, about a week after President Donald Trump’s administration ended a long-standing policy that didn’t allow immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, churches or hospitals. David…

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Fairfax County high school athletes team up to help elementary kids read stronger – WTOP News

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Student-athletes at Virginia’s Annandale High held their final 45-minute session to help Braddock Elementary kids with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Annandale student-athletes sit and tutor Braddock Elementary students in reading skills.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) Annandale student-athletes sit and tutor Braddock Elementary students in reading skills.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) At the end of a long cafeteria table at Braddock Elementary…

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Fairfax Co. leaders asking VDOT to explain its response to last week’s snow – WTOP News

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Over a week after this winter’s first significant snowfall, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors detailed plans to press Virginia’s Department of Transportation for information on what went wrong during the agency’s response. VDOT says they’re reviewing the matter and will continue working with all of their local partners.  Over a week after this winter’s first…

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How VDOT is battling a week’s worth of winter weather – WTOP News

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Virginia’s Department of Transportation has over 1,500 trucks across Northern Virginia responding to problematic roads and spots after snow earlier this week, and now it’s preparing to handle the light snow expected to sweep across the D.C. region Friday night. Virginia’s Department of Transportation has over 1,500 trucks across Northern Virginia responding to problematic roads…

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