The Fairfax County School Board passed a resolution on equal taxing authority for Virginia counties at its business meeting on January 23.

The Whitman Middle Cyber Patriot Brute Force Team has advanced to the semifinal round in the Cyber Patriot XI competition scheduled for Friday, January 24.

The 2020 Regional Scholastic Art Awards program has recognized 372 Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students in grades 7-12 with 571 awards including Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention awards, and American Visions Nominations.

FCPS announces the appointment of a new principal.

Cultural exchange program redesigned

Teacher charged with four counts of indecent liberties by a custodian.

Two students who attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have been named finalists in the 2020 Society for Science and the Public’s Science Talent Search, sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Marshall Academy, a Governor’s STEM Academy, will host its annual open house for prospective students on Wednesday, January 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (snow date: February 5).

Educators at Deer Park Elementary developed an after-school mentoring program for students who have demonstrated the need for extended learning time to reach their full academic potential.

Through the Madison High mentor program, each of the more than 600 freshmen in the class of 2023 has an upperclassman peer mentor.