Tag: Thomas Jefferson High School
The Interests of African American Students Will NOT Be Passed By
By Rasheeda N. Creighton, cofounder of The Jackson Ward Collective, was a member of the inaugural class of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government...
Fairfax County School Board Chooses “Holistic Review” as New Admissions Policy...
Last night, after seemingly months of debate on the topic, the Fairfax County School Board finally debated and voted on "options for revising the...
Friday News: “2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record”; “3,500...
by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, December 18.
2020 May Be The Hottest Year On...
Video: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alumni Speak...
See below for video of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology ("TJ") alumni speaking in support of the TJ Merit Lottery Plan....
Loudoun County School Board Sends Letter to Fairfax County School Board...
See below for a letter from the Loudoun County School Board, listing its collective concerns over proposed changes (by Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Scott...
Audio: VA Secretary of Education Atif Qarni Argues for Changes in...
There's been a lot of debate and discussion recently regarding the issue of admissions to "Governor's Schools," particularly the Thomas Jefferson High School for...
As People Across America Protest Racial Inequity, #1 Public High School...
UPDATED 6/12: The Fairfax County Public Schools' Communications Director is saying that the number of African-American students admitted is actually six, not zero. Still...
WaPo Allows Torrent of Racist Comments in Article on Blacks, Latinos...
The Washington Post this morning piggybacks off a FOIA investigation by the AP (nice job!) about why "getting into prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School...