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All Virginia students to use computers for standardized tests

Reporter(s)/Author(s): 
Michael Alison Chandler
Published on: 
Tue, 05/21/2013
Media Source: 
Washington Post
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All Virginia students will have to log on to a computer to take this year’s Standards of Learning tests, making Virginia one of the only states to wholly abandon the nearly ubiquitous paper-and

Testimony by Louise Epstein: May 13, 2013: FCPS FY 2014 Budget

May 20, 2013 by Therese Tuley

Fairfax teachers likely to see raises next year

Reporter(s)/Author(s): 
T. Rees Shapiro
Published on: 
Mon, 05/20/2013
Media Source: 
Washington Post
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Thousands of Fairfax County school employees are likely to receive raises in January as the School Board looks to boost lagging morale in the workforce.

Fairfax County schools facing $30 million shortfall after tax decision

Reporter(s)/Author(s): 
T. Rees Shapiro, Corinne Reilly
Published on: 
Mon, 05/06/2013
Media Source: 
Washington Post
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A 1-cent budget decision in Fairfax County could leave the school system with a $30 million shortfall, part of a showdown over the county’s fiscal 2014 finances that has the School Board l

Fairfax Board Backs Lower Tax Rate, But No Budge on Schools Transfer

Reporter(s)/Author(s): 
William Callahan
Published on: 
Tue, 04/23/2013
Media Source: 
The Patch
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors have begun adjusting the Fiscal Year 2014 budget package by lowering the proposed tax rate by a penny.

Testimony by Steve Greenburg: April 10, 2013: Teacher Compensation

April 11, 2013 by Therese Tuley

Officials, Advocates Ask for More Funding in Fairfax Schools

Reporter(s)/Author(s): 
William Callahan
Published on: 
Wed, 04/10/2013
Media Source: 
The Patch
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Fairfax County Executive Ed Long has recommended giving the county's school system a 2 percent increase in funding over the transfer it received last year.

School officials explain TJ renovation price tag

Reporter(s)/Author(s): 
Holly Hobbs
Published on: 
Wed, 04/10/2013
Media Source: 
Fairfax Times
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A $90 million price tag on renovations to Thomas Jefferson High School raised eyebrows among parents at other high schools awaiting similar renovations.

Sequester, slow recovery loom large in Fairfax Co. budget

Published on: 
Tue, 02/26/2013
Media Source: 
Washington Post
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One key question will be funding for Fairfax County Public Schools, which are facing record enrollment and need to add teachers.

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