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Stage star Norm Lewis to perform, host masterclass for area high schoolers

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The Hylton Performing Arts Center will welcome Broadway performer Norm Lewis for An Evening with Norm Lewis on September 18.

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Lateef deletes Tweet chastising health, gov’t officials for closing schools

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Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef deleted a post to a Twitter account he uses to communicate with constituents.

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School buses roll tomorrow in Prince William on Monday, August 22 — A look at the new school year

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Students gather outside Hampton Middle School in Dale City for a back-to-school event on August 15, 2022 [Photo: Prince William Public Schools]

School busses will roll again tomorrow in Prince William County, marking the first day of the 2022-23 school year.

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“Never forget” misinformation that closed schools, Prince William Schools Chairman says 

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Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

The School Board Chairman overseeing Virginia’s second-largest school division blamed public health officials and the media for providing false information that kept schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Student SOL scores improve but will take years to return to 2019 levels

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Parents filled the seats at a Prince William County School Board meeting on September 1, 2021 to protest proposed changes to citizen public comments at meetings, and the school division's forced masking policy for children.

The Virginia Department of Education released new Standards of Learning data today.

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Smallest children in Prince William schools must mask up

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The state’s second-largest public school division, Prince William County, rolled back most of its coronavirus mitigation strategies.

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Mailbox mix-up leads to weapons charge, teacher arrest at school

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A teacher who works at Rippon Middle School and lives at a nearby elementary school faces a weapons charge.

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It’s the first day of school for students in Manassas, Stafford

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Students at public schools across our region today, including Stafford County and Manassas City, are headed back to class.

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Historical marker to honor four black teachers who integrated Prince William Public Schools

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A new historical marker will honor four black female teachers chosen to integrate Prince William County Schools.

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Prince William schools superintendent gets contract extension

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Following their annual performance review of the Superintendent, on June 12, 2022, the Prince William County School Board voted to approve a one-year extension of Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Superintendent Dr. LaTanya D. McDade’s four-year contract, with a revised contract end date of June 30, 2026.
Following their annual performance review of the Superintendent, on June 12, 2022, the Prince William County School Board voted to approve a one-year extension of Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Superintendent Dr. LaTanya D. McDade’s four-year contract, with a revised contract end date of June 30, 2026.

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