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Falls Church High parents plead for school repairs

There are holes in the ceiling at Falls Church High School. Heating registers are rusted and corroded; sinks are stained; mold creeps along walls. And parents are fed up.

School security cameras proposal draws parent glares in Fairfax County

A group of high school principals has proposed expanding the use of video surveillance cameras from outside of schools to inside as well.

Lessons learned in the First Battle of Clifton

For Clifton Elementary School students and their parents, June 21 will not just mark the bittersweet end of the current school year and the much-anticipated beginning of summer vacation.

Lower bids mean big savings for Fairfax County schools

A local construction industry still hungry for work continues to add up to big savings for Fairfax County Public Schools.

Parents, officials 'appalled' at decision to close Clifton school

The fate of hundreds of local students -- and their parents' faith in the integrity of the Fairfax County School Board -- are in doubt after school officials voted to close Clifton Elementary School.