thomas jefferson high school for science and technology

Next year’s freshman class at one of the nation’s top high schools, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, has been selected. After heated controversy and lawsuits, that process was overhauled to make it more diverse

Next year’s freshman class at one of the nation’s top high schools has been selected in a whole new way. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

A federal judge has ruled that a parents’ group can move forward with a lawsuit alleging that new admissions policies at an elite public high school in Virginia discriminate against Asian Americans.

A conservative legal group has accused a northern Virginia school district of discriminating against Asian Americans by overhauling the admissions process at a selective public high school to recruit more Black and Hispanic students

A judge has refused to issue an injunction to stop an elite northern Virginia high school from changing its admissions policies

A judge is allowing a group of parents to move forward with a legal challenge to new admissions policies designed to create a more diverse student body at an elite public high school in northern Virginia

Changes are coming to how students are admitted to an elite public high school in Northern Virginia that has been ranked as the best in the nation. The Fairfax County Public Schools board overwhelmingly voted Thursday to adopt what’s called a “holistic review process” for admission to Thomas Jefferson High School. Eighth graders now must have a 3.5 grade point…

More than a dozen middle schoolers in Northern Virginia and their families have filed a lawsuit seeking to block changes in the admissions process at an elite public high school that has been ranked as the best in the nation

Parents and students at Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology blasted the Fairfax County school board after the board decided to end the magnet school’s current race-blind, merit-based admissions standards. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

The Fairfax County School Board gave the greenlight on a proposal to get rid of the admission test to Thomas Jefferson High School. Thursday night the board also agreed to remove the application fee and to expand enrollment at the magnet school in Alexandria. Board members declined to take action on a lottery system. Black and Hispanic students are underrepresented,…

A proposal to change the admissions process for one of the nation’s top-ranked high schools on Tuesday will be discussed among the Fairfax County School Board. The goal is to bring more diversity to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. The latest proposal reserves 100 spaces for students with the best evaluations based on a holistic review of…

Families in Fairfax County rallied outside a virtual town hall over a proposal to change the admissions process at Thomas Jefferson High School. News4’s Jackie Bensen has more on the proposed change that’s causing a stir.

Virginia’s largest school system is proposing a radical overhaul of how it admits students to an elite magnet school in an effort to increase racial diversity.

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A high school in Alexandria, Virginia, placed at the top of U.S News and World Report’s 2020 Best High School Rankings, which were released Tuesday. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was named the best school, out of 17,700 schools evaluated nationwide. “Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia moves up to No. 1 this…