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San Francisco Public Schools Convert F's to C's, B's to A's in Equity Push
The initiative, part of a broader "Grading for Equity" plan to roll out in the fall, is stirring concern among educators, students and parents over academic standards.
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‘Engineered To Discriminate’: Trump Ed Dep’t Probes Virginia School District Over Alleged ‘Illegal Admissions Policy’
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) became the subject of an Education Department (ED) probe Thursday after it was alleged ...
Education Department opens investigation of admissions at selective Virginia high school
The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in ...
Fairfax Co. Schools found in violation by Va. OAG for admissions process discrimination
Attorney General Jason Miyares found that FCPS was in violation of the Virginia Human Rights Act and Title VI over admission ...
Canada's Mark Carney and Trump talk tariffs during White House meeting
Updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet at the White House amid trade tensions.
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Fairfax County Public Schools bus camera citations
Fairfax County Public Schools' buses will now have cameras that will issue citations. FBI Director Kash Patel replaced as acting ATF boss, Army Secretary steps in Get To Know the Cast of ‘The ...
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Can Prospective Public School Employees Afford Fairfax?
Amid nationwide teacher shortages, with school districts competing for applicants, Fairfax County Public Schools reported on March 5 that it is looking to fill instructional vacancies anticipated ...
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Fairfax County Public Schools to Offer Four Days a Week In-school
Some students in the Fairfax County Public Schools system could be poised to clean off the family dining room table by April 20. Fairfax County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott Brabrand ...
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Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent silent about a massive data breach by a tech vendor, PowerSchool
Finally, in 2019, Schoology Inc., later purchased by PowerSchool, signed a six-year contract, No. 44000010012, with Fairfax County Public Schools, totaling $8.4 million from 2020 through June 30 ...
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Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent defends judge’s ruling to keep Hayfield in postseason play
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — In a letter sent to the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) community, Superintendent Michelle C. Reid outlined changes to some athletic practices following ...
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Fairfax County school cellphone pilot program begins Tuesday
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — New cellphone policies go into effect Tuesday in some Fairfax County public schools. For middle school students, this means locking their phones away in a magnetic pouch ...
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Fairfax County’s public schools are failing their most vulnerable students
In an interview this week, the chairman of Fairfax County’s school board, Karl Frisch, dodged a question about this and misled the public. When a reporter asked Frisch what his plans were to ...