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 »
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
Governor Timothy Kaine announced today that 162 Virginia public schools have earned the 2009 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. With 17 public schools on the list, Loudoun County has the second highest number of awarded schools in the state, second only to Fairfax County with 31 schools. Read story »
Smart’s Mill Teacher Recognized for Bringing Physics to Life in Classroom
Thursday, April 17, 2008
When one of Patricia Herr's eighth-grade science classes at Smart's Mill Middle School was having trouble grasping physics, she gave the students a copy of the state's learning standards and asked them what would help them better understand the material. Read story »
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008
Eight Loudoun County public schools were among more than 30 schools in Northern Virginia and 89 statewide on Thursday to win a governor's award for excellence through a new state rating known as the Virginia Index of Performance. Read story and 1 comment »
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008
From now on, every school bus that Loudoun County buys will be equipped with a safety feature missing from most school vehicles in the Washington area: seat belts. Read story and 5 comments »
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
The hallways at Smart’s Mill Middle School in Leesburg are decorated like a family living room, crowded with artwork and photographs. On a recent tour, Principal Eric L. Stewart stopped often to point out pictures of the faculty cookout or a student canoe trip or a flag football game. Read story »
Black and Hispanic Students Demand Attention, NAACP Says
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
In one of the wealthiest counties in the country, minority advocates are urging the Loudoun County School Board to redouble efforts and resources to boost achievement of black and Hispanic students to the level of their white classmates. Read story and 6 comments »
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007
Three years after Loudoun was named the nation’s fastest-growing county, few say they are happy with the results. Read story »
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007
A South Riding woman has been charged after her car struck a school bus loaded with students from Mercer Middle School in Aldie Tuesday afternoon, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Read story »
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007
After a day spent somersaulting in zero gravity in an airplane, a group of math and science teachers were still sporting flight suits when they stood before their classes Friday morning at Seneca Ridge Middle School. Read story »
Friday, Sept. 14, 2007
Instead of teaching science at their Sterling middle school yesterday, Lynn Austin was doing somersaults, suspended in the air. Rhonda Labuhn was flying like Superman. Christopher Souther was playing a game of teacher toss, and he was the one being tossed. Read story »
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007
On their first day of first grade, Beech Tree Elementary School students yesterday easily fielded questions about their summer vacation. They smiled at teachers who offered cheerful hellos. But they appeared downright bewildered by teacher Fadwa Hussein’s unfamiliar greeting: "Marhaba." Read story »
School Systems Blame U.S. Rule For Missed Goals
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007
The Fairfax County school system for the first time failed to meet academic goals under the No Child Left Behind Act, largely because many students with limited English skills struggled on reading tests that were given in response to a federal order, according to school officials and scores released yesterday. Read story »
Loudoun 7th Grader Summers on Broadway
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
NEW YORK — When 12-year-old Emma Rowley returns to Blue Ridge Middle School in the fall and writes her “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” essay, she may need to explain that she is not making it up. Read story »
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Every morning this week, trucks full of desks, chairs and cabinets have pulled up outside Stone Hill Middle School in Ashburn. By opening day, the furniture will adorn the nearly 50 classrooms and 12 science labs in Loudoun County's newest and largest middle school. Read story »
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