This page contains education related news that may be of interest to the Kings Park ES and Kings Glen ES community.

• Virginia schools will lose $700 million in 2 years Mar 19, 2010

• At Fairfax County's 'snow summit,' a blizzard of complaints Mar 17, 2010
• Schools, health care, public safety lose millions in Va. budget Mar 15, 2010
• School year extended to make up snow days Mar 9, 2010
• Fairfax County School Board Approves Makeup Day Plan Mar 5, 2010
• Budget Breakdown Mar 2, 2010
• The Real Terms of Education Funding Cuts Mar 2, 2010

February 2010

• FY 2011 Advertised Budget Plan - General Fund Disbursements: "Where It Goes" Pie Chart Feb 23, 2010
• Frequently Asked Questions about Makeup Days Feb 22, 2010
• Proposed state cuts could roll downhill Feb 22, 2010
• Fairfax Residents Go to Budget School Feb 20, 2010
• Fairfax Schools See Ups and Downs in Funding Fight Feb 18, 2010
• Va. education officials decry K-12 budget cuts Feb 17, 2010
• Returning students brave icy streets, snow-packed sidewalks Feb 17, 2010
• Storms shake up Fairfax school schedule Feb 16, 2010
• Students, parents try to save Fairfax music program from ax Feb 2, 2010

January 2010

• Not Adding Up! Budget Cuts Threaten Popular School Programs Jan 26, 2010
• Rally Held Over Fairfax Schools Arts Cuts Jan 12, 2010
• Fairfax County schools chief proposes dramatic budget cuts Jan 8, 2010
• Virginia schools teach kids about setting, reaching goals Jan 1, 2010

December 2009

• Fairfax County may cut back full-day kindergarten Dec 31, 2009
• Absentee rates rise as H1N1 flu becomes widespread in community Dec 8, 2009
• Schools evaluate raising fees as part of search for new revenue Dec 1, 2009

November 2009

• FCPS to Present Free Workshop on Changes in Virginia Special Education Regulations Nov 30, 2009
• Fairfax hungry for more revenue Nov 29, 2009
• Fairfax Schools in Middle of Per-Student-Spending Pack Nov 27, 2009
• Enrollment jumps throughout Northern Va. Nov 26, 2009
• Fairfax in gear for tough budget Nov 24, 2009
• Kindergarten cuts problematic for parents Nov 24, 2009
• Youth Safety in Digital World Nov 19, 2009
• In Fairfax, parents concerned about alternative testing methods Nov 19, 2009
• To help cut busing costs, Fairfax officials suggest getting more kids to walk to school Nov 18, 2009
• School Briefs - Swine Flu Update Nov 17, 2009
• Budget woes frustrate foreign language goals Nov 17, 2009

October 2009

• Fairfax schools face budget shortfall, deep cuts Oct 17, 2009
• Fairfax County Health Department to Hold H1N1 Vaccination Clinics at Fairfax County Middle Schools Oct 1, 2009

September 2009

• Swine flu: 10 things you need to know Sep 1, 2009

August 2009

• N.Va. Students Improve, But Schools Fall Short Aug 18, 2009
• FCPS Students Increase Pass Rates on Virginia SOLs, District Makes AYP Aug 13, 2009
• Fairfax Schools Air CDC's Strategy for Swine Flu's Return Aug 12, 2009
• All Rising Sixth Grade Students Must Show Proof of Tetanus Immunization Aug 6, 2009
• Superintendent Dale Sets Year's Goals for Fairfax County Public Schools Leadership Aug 5, 2009

July 2009

• Annual Virginia Tax Holiday Benefits Families Purchasing School Supplies, Clothing Jul 31, 2009
• FCPS Holds Parent Orientations Over the Summer Jul 20, 2009

June 2009

• Schools turn to social networking sites to reach their community Jun 4, 2009

May 2009

• Va. Ponders Eliminating Third-Grade History Exam May 28, 2009
• How much stimulus money will go to schools in Virginia? May 27, 2009
• Demand Is Increasing For Subsidized Meals
  May 25, 2009
• School Board Passes Budget Calling for Larger Classes
  May 22, 2009
• New grading scale called 'historic'
  May 14, 2009
• Kings Park Elementary Expansion Part of Fall Bond Referendum
  May 13, 2009

April 2009

• FCPS May Move More Students to Lake Braddock
  Apr 15, 2009
• Campus Officers Cruise Facebook and MySpace for Clues to School-Related Crimes
  Apr 6, 2009
• Dropout Rate of Nearly 9% for Class of 2008 Worries Va. Officials
  Apr 1, 2009

March 2009

• FCPS Shrink Request For Additional Funds
  Mar 18, 2009
• Schools Prepare for New Boundary Studies
  Mar 11, 2009
• School Board Members Lean Against Changing Bell Times
  Mar 10, 2009
• Stimulus Funds to Reach Schools Within Weeks
  Mar 8, 2009
• Advocates Pull Back from Later High School Start Times Proposal
  Mar 4, 2009
• Fairfax School Schedule Debate Continues
  Mar 2, 2009

February 2009

• SLEEP opposition rallies in Fairfax
  Feb 18, 2009
• Fairfax County Citizens Urged to Take Online Survey on School Start and Dismissal Times
  Feb 6, 2009
• Fairfax Schools Make Deep Cuts in 2010 Budget
  Feb 6, 2009
• Fairfax Schools Anticipate Stimulus Money
  Feb 4, 2009
• In Cutting Sports Funding, Everyone Loses
  Feb 2, 2009

January 2009

• Well-Connected Parents Take On School Boards
  Jan 30, 2009
• Herrity Prompts Look at More School Funds
  Jan 27, 2009
• Fairfax County to Hold First Budget Hearing
  Jan 21, 2009
• School Budgets Under the Knife
  Jan 19, 2009
• Grading scale in Fairfax- school board trying to determine changes
  Jan 13, 2009
• Chairman Candidates Look at Raising Tax Rate
  Jan 13, 2009
• Fairfax County Public Schools- Is the current grading system unfair?
  Jan 7, 2009
• Fairfax Plan Would Delay High School Start at No Cost
  Jan 6, 2009
• Superintendent Dale Releases FCPS Grading Policy Report
  Jan 3, 2009

December 2008

• School Board Votes To Allow Pay Cuts
  Dec 19, 2008
• How to Go Forward With 'No Child Left Behind'
  Dec 15, 2008
• Sixty FCPS Teachers Earn Certification From National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Including Mrs. Neibauer from KP
  Dec 11, 2008
• Strapped Schools May Boost Class Sizes
  Dec 5, 2008
• Four FCPS High Schools Make U.S. News and World Report's List of Top 100 High Schools
  Dec 5, 2008
• Sixty-One FCPS Schools Meet HealthierUS School Challenge
  Dec 2, 2008

November 2008

• Va. Math Standards' Bar Might Be Raised
  Nov 24, 2008
• FCPS Schools, Programs Receive FEA Grants
  Nov 18, 2008
• FCPS Superintendent Proposes Three-Tiered Plan of Budget Cuts to Address FY 2010 Shortfall
  Nov 13, 2008
• Money Fears Become Real For Md., Va. Public Schools
  Nov 11, 2008
• Bell Tolls for Fairfax School Efforts
  Nov 8, 2008

October 2008

• Teacher Raises, Class Sizes Take Hit in Budget Proposal
  Oct 28, 2008
• Business Leaders Call for Changes in Grading Policy
  Oct 16, 2008
• Fairfax, Other Area Systems Haul Out the Budget Ax
  Oct 16, 2008
• School Board Still Seeks New Building
  Oct 7, 2008

September 2008

• FCPS to Host ESOL Parent Meetings in October and November Sept 22, 2008
• Schools Sour on Giving Students Sweet Rewards
  Sept 21, 2008
• FCPS Offers Parent Orientation to New Families
  Sept 4, 2008
• Summer Ends, Schools Begin
  Sept 4, 2008
• Back to the Books (and Laptops)
  Sept 3, 2008
• Add It Up: Math Matters
  Sept 1, 2008

August 2008

• Does Fairfax Give Fair Grades?
  Aug 27, 2008
• Fairfax Schools Plug Gap With Summer Reading
  Aug 11, 2008