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Exciting Upcoming Events for September and October 2025!
We just updated our Events Calendar for the 2024-25 School Year with our September 26th Road Trip to Richmond (NOTE: VBOE date change!),...
Marianne Burke (PhD) and Vanessa Hall
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Bucknell Elementary: Uniting with Courage and Strength
Discover the inspiring story of courage and strength within the tight-knit Bucknell Elementary community, a small but mighty school.
Vanessa Hall
Jul 22, 20247 min read
A “Brief” History of Boundary Change
My most recent blog, Essential Boundary Policy for a New Century , identified some “interesting” school boundaries in our area. Any rational person would look at those boundaries and wonder how they came to be. Of course, those non-contiguous, gerrymandered boundaries are a developer’s dime a dozen in Fairfax County. Nevertheless, I did a little research (shared below), but first I want to discuss the recent history of Policy 8130. I was surprised by recent history and previo
Vanessa Hall
Jul 12, 202414 min read
Essential Boundary Policy for a New Century
It Is Time For Some Real Change After months of debate, the Fairfax County School Board is finalizing a comprehensive overhaul of the county’s current boundary policy which was originally adopted in 1986 and last revised in May of 2013, despite 5-year review requirements. This all followed a February school board meeting on Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) amendments, when most of the school board members expressed strong concerns that one-off boundary adjustments at individu
Vanessa Hall
Jul 5, 20248 min read
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Longfellow and McLean Clubs Lead a Community Conversation on Light Pollution
Discover how Longfellow and McLean students lead with light pollution solutions in Northern Virginia. Learn more from their community conversation to find a common solution to light pollution.
Promoting Environmental Stewardship and Leadership in Virginia
Explore how Fairfax promotes environmental leadership and stewardship in Fairfax County Public Schools prepares students for a sustainable future in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
American Revolution: The O.G. No Kings Rally
Explore the legacy of the American revolution as the O.G. No Kings movement. Unlike today's civil rallies, yesterday's violent fight for independence set the United States on the path to ensuring that presidential power is restrained to ensure there are no kings in the United States.
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