Education
This NoVA school building’s architecture is enhancing the student experience
Arlington’s newest architectural feat isn’t a museum, office building or high-rise apartment. It’s The Heights, home to public school H-B Woodlawn and the Shriver Program.
Simon Youth Foundation launches application period for scholarship program
The group associated with shopping outlets in Leesburg and Pentagon City is offering $1,500 in scholarship rewards for local high school seniors.
Alexandria-based Learning First Alliance is the face behind Public Schools Week
The celebratory week honoring public school education will take place across the nation at the end of February.
Virginia ranks as the sixth-most educated state in America, according to WalletHub
WalletHub recently released its report on 2020’s most- and least-educated states in America.
Here’s one local expert’s take on senioritis in NoVA
Calling all parents of second-semester seniors: We chatted with Susan Chiarolanzio, director of college counseling and senior class dean at Flint Hill School, about how to keep teens engaged until graduation.
With innovative curriculums, NoVA students are learning financial literacy before graduation
As multiple generations grapple with skyrocketing student loan debt, Virginia’s public schools are working to ensure up-and-coming high school grads are fluent in the language of money.
Here’s how to set up a college savings plan for your child
We asked two local financial advisers to give us all of the necessary details on how to create an education savings plan that actually works for your family.
Applications for annual performing arts scholarship now open
The Alden will host its annual scholarship competition to encourage local students’ artistic development and the study of the arts in higher education.
Solar power is (potentially) coming to 87 Fairfax County schools
Fairfax County Public Schools recently announced multiple contracts with solar energy providers, which could save the school system an estimated $60 million.
Here’s how to help your kids have a successful second semester
Come the end of winter break, your kids have gotten used to late wake-ups, hot chocolate-induced sugar rushes and daily hangouts with friends. It’s time to get them back in the swing of things, and we’re here to help.
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