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Items Tagged "Loudoun County Public Schools"

News Photo Galleries

Early Language Program Paying Off

Oct. 2, 2008

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Desegregation

Sept. 11, 2008

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First Day at Liberty Elementary

Sept. 3, 2008

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News Photos

Larry Simms looks out over the courtyard at Park View that was a smoking area for students in the 1970s. Now there's no smoking anywhere on campus. Simms has been at Park View for 38 years, and as one of the early black students in Loudoun, brings a unique perspective to his teaching.

Larry Simms, a teacher at Park View High School, chats with history teacher Jen Zecher as they prepare their classes for the start of school. Simms has been a teacher at Park View for 38 years.

Larry Simms has been a teacher at Park View High School for 38 years.

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News Stories

Parents Say Math Course Data Don't Compute

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

The math wars in Prince William County are not over for some parents, but the conflict might be on hiatus. Read story and 3 comments »

School Site Review Is Up to Loudoun

Court Ruling Gives Authority to County

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Loudoun County, not Purcellville, has the power to review the location of a new high school in western Loudoun, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a decision likely to advance plans for a campus in the region's fastest-growing school system. Read story and 10 comments »

Schools Vow to Advance Diversity

Some Blacks Question Officials' Commitment

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

Fourteen years after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, white and black children in Loudoun County were still attending separate schools. Read story and 6 comments »

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