Two high profile contentious issues were presented to the elected leadership in Falls Church City recently, the community spoke and the majority of the constituents were ignored.  Totalitarianism is on the creep in Falls Church City, Virginia.  Well known to be a bastion for liberal democrats, things took a turn for democracy in Northern Virginia when in August in Falls Church, the City Council rushed a gun ban through, with no live public comment, under the cover of COVID.  Championed by Council Member Ms. Letty Hardy, a minority and first generation immigrant from Hong Kong, the ban passed despite immense opposition at first reading andRead More →

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Race relations are at the center of political discussions these days and that is no less true than in our little city of Falls Church, Virginia.  Signs stating  “Black Lives Matter”, “Love is Love”, and “Diversity is Caring”  have cropped up all over the city as people make visual statements about their views on these stirring issues of the day.  Divisions run deep as the community debates and considers a proposal, in public meetings and comments to the school board, to strip our high school of its name.  Community members feel strongly that it is inappropriate to have George Mason, a slave owner himself beRead More →

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According to a recent article, Falls Church City joins Loudoun County schools with the highest pass rates in Northern Virginia on this year’s statewide Standards of Learning tests. Use this link to go to an interactive page on the Virginia Department of Education website to review the test results yourself. According to the WTOP article, Falls Church City Public Schools state ranking among all public schools is: English Reading: #2 English Writing: #3 Math: #6 History & Social Sciences: #1      Read More →

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The Virginia Department of Education  shows statistics and participation numbers for GMHS students enrolled in advanced high school programs.  GMHS offers IB, AP, and Dual Enrollment programs.   The data shows a significant increase in students taking Dual Enrollment courses.  There is a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in IB and AP courses.Read More →

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George Mason High School’s history teacher Tammy Chincheck has been featured in the September/October issue of Arlington magazine. In an article focusing on local educators and why they do what they do, Chincheck, a George Mason High School treasure is profiled. However she is not the only George Mason High School teacher featured in this fall issue.  Mason High School art teacher Marc Robarge can be seen standing in Howard E. Herman Park next to a public art project sponsored by The Falls Church Arts, entitled Fungus Among Us.  According to that article he enlisted the help of first graders from Mount Daniel Elementary SchoolRead More →

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In an event held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC today, Educators for Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led organization, released results from their ground-breaking national survey of our country’s public school educators. Entitled Voices from the Classroom: A Survey of America’s Educators. “Designed by teachers, for teachers, the scientific, nationally representative survey captures crucial insight on the views of public school educators across the country on a wide variety of issues impacting students and the profession, including: economic security, teacher leadership, teacher voice beyond the classroom, school safety and discipline, accountability and school choice” states a press release issued by Educators for Excellent. ThisRead More →

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