So Many Dreams, So Many Diplomas

Virginia Offers Various Degree Programs Tailored to Students' Ambitions

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Fifteen-year-old Simon Lhuillier wants to become a pediatrician when he grows up and buy a big house near a lake. Nila Fasihi, 17, thinks she might one day open a hair salon in Afghanistan when the war is over. Read story and 1 comment »

National Study Lauds Loudoun's Graduation Rate

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Loudoun County's high school graduation rate remains one of the highest in the Washington region and shows that the school system is outperforming others across the country with similar characteristics, according to a new study. Read story and 10 comments »

School Resource Monitor Arrested for Being Drunk in Public

Friday, June 5, 2009

A Loudoun County school resource monitor was arrested for being drunk in a public school today. Read story and 6 comments »

MAP: 2009 Graduation Sites, Speakers

Friday, June 5, 2009

Loudoun County Public Schools recently released information about the ceremonies for 2009 graduates. Read story »

School Officials Fear Future Cuts

As Budgets Flatten, Enrollment Increases

Thursday, May 28, 2009

As the toughest school spending cuts in several years become reality July 1, Virginia education officials credit the federal stimulus law for helping them avoid more onerous reductions. But they are looking nervously to the next budget cycle. Read story and 1 comment »

Va. Ponders Eliminating Third-Grade History Exam

Thursday, May 28, 2009

In the seven years since enactment of the federal No Child Left Behind law, students have spent ever more time filling in bubbles on high-stakes tests. But Virginia could soon join a movement to roll back testing programs, as it considers abandoning an exam that spans such matters as bartering, the ancient empire of Mali and pie charts. Read story and 1 comment »

Killing of 3-School Deal Offers Lessons

Process to Acquire Land Might Change

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors' vote last week to strike down a plan to build a three-school complex near Lovettsville might have far-reaching consequences, including strained relations between supervisors and the School Board and a revamped process for purchasing land for schools. Read story and 28 comments »

The Cosmos, Cut to Size

Loudoun Teacher Would Use County To Map the Heavens

Friday, May 22, 2009

If Rick Peck gets his way, the orbits of the planets would sweep around an arch 7 1/2 feet tall at Dominion High School in Sterling. A marble-size Pluto would lie two dozen miles away in Round Hill. Read story and 19 comments »

Post Recognizes Outstanding Loudoun Educators

Mountain View Teacher, Mill Run Principal Chosen

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Jim Jenkins, a fifth-grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary School in Purcellville, doesn't need standardized tests to find out how his students are doing. He just asks them. Students lead conferences with parents and teachers at report card time, and they assess themselves. Read story »

The Power Is in Their Hands

Project Teaches 6th-Graders They Can Help the Planet

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Most middle school students who fiddled with the school's electrical wires and turned off the hall and bathroom lights would probably wind up in the principal's office. Read story and 7 comments »

Rally Held To Protest 3 Schools

Complex Planned Near Lovettsville

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dozens of western Loudoun County residents rallied outside the county government building in Leesburg on Monday night to protest a plan to build three public schools near Lovettsville. Read story and 175 comments »

Back to the Boundary Drawing Board

Both School Plans Rejected at Meeting

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A controversy over how to redraw high school attendance boundaries in central Loudoun County is back in the hands of the school district's planning staff and probably won't be resolved until the fall. Read story and 11 comments »

From Loudoun, Shoes for Darfur

Monday, April 27, 2009

Thirty thousand pairs of shoes were laid out around the reflecting pool near the U.S. Capitol yesterday to draw attention to the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Read story and 1 comment »

Potomac Falls Hosts Major Blood Drive in Region

Friday, April 24, 2009

Around 140 students donated blood during Potomac Falls High School's 10th annual blood drive Thursday afternoon. Read story and 1 comment »