Lacrosse Star to Play for Maryland

LCDS Alum Returns to School to Sign Letter of Intent

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008

Loudoun Country Day School alum Alex Aust signs letter of intent to play lacrosse for the University of Maryland. Read story and 1 comment »

Metro Area Schools Debate Canceling Classes for Inauguration

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008

Across the Washington region, school systems are debating whether Inauguration Day should be a holiday or a teachable moment. Read story and 22 comments »

Slowdown Means Redrawing School Boundaries, Says Hatrick

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008

The Loudoun County School Board heard a presentation last night from school superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III in which he described the impact a school construction slowdown will have on attendance boundaries. Read story and 19 comments »

Wakefield School Brings Enthusiasm and Grace to 'Arsenic and Old Lace'

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008

What happens when an alcoholic surgeon, two crazy spinsters, 24 bodies and poisoned elderberry wine cross paths? "Arsenic and Old Lace." Read story »

Schools Try to Cut Now to Save Later

Officials Hope to Bank Millions

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008

The Loudoun County school system is trying to save money this fiscal year to collect a surplus that could ease the pain of cuts next year. Read story and 8 comments »

Lenah Deadline Pushed Back, Board Braces for Budget Cuts

Price for Lenah Decreased by $1 Million, Contract Extended to December

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008

The Loudoun County school system's Lenah land deal may yet have life. Read story and 16 comments »

As Role Fades, Holding on to Farm Roots

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008

Krista Caserta, 18, backed the green tractor through traffic cones one day this week on top of a hill at C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg. The John Deere rumbled as she tried not to jackknife the mesh trailer bouncing behind her; she was racing against a stopwatch, and she had to balance speed and skill as she battled classmates for the right to represent Loudoun County in a regional tractor-driving competition. Read story and 2 comments »

School Board, Supervisors Find Common Ground from Divide

Officials Working to Change Land Acquisition Process

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008

Although last week's defeat of a plan to buy property in Lenah for two future schools highlighted deep divisions between Loudoun County supervisors and School Board members, they agree on one thing: the need to reform the school land acquisition process. Read story and 5 comments »

Grading Bar Too High, Loudoun Parents Say

It Takes a 93 to Earn an A; 84 Gets a C

Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

A parent-led campaign to overhaul Fairfax County's grading scale has sparked a similar effort in neighboring Loudoun County. Read story and 21 comments »

81% of Va. Students Got Diplomas on Time This Year

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

Loudoun County had the second highest high school graduation rate in 2008 in Northern Virginia, with 92.6 percent of the county's children who started high school in 2004 receiving diplomas this year. Read story and 14 comments »

At Joint Meeting, Tough Decisions Loom

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Loudoun County officials met last night to discuss the coming school budget process, which they expect will be a tense one in this year of economic turmoil. Read story and 15 comments »

County's Early Language Program Pays Off

Enrollment, Fluency Up in Middle School

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

A spiky rubber porcupine flies through the air, passed between Spanish teacher Elizabeth Gueits and her seventh-graders as they go back and forth with questions and answers in Spanish. One student tiene hambre — is hungry; another está cansado — is tired. Read story and 17 comments »

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 Chief Hopes to Avoid 'Budget of Destruction'

Monday, Sept. 29, 2008

As the economy worsens, the Loudoun County school system and others in the area are bracing at an unusually early point in the budget cycle for what may be the worst fiscal crunch in years. Read story and 25 comments »