The Fairfax County Public School system is lobbying for greater funding for the school system, claiming that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors advertised budget underfunds FCPS by $150 million. Its brochure claims that “[f]or decades, the Commonwealth has underfunded public schools — for FCPS alone this underfunding amounts to $568.7 million each year or … Continue reading The state of public education spending in Fairfax: Is excellence truly at a crossroads?
The fiscal state of Fairfax County
Last month, as a dutiful citizen, I attended the Sully District budget hearing in Fairfax County for the first time ever. Although most of us go through life without ever attending a local government budget hearing, joining a budget hearing in my own community was a bit of a personal milestone for me, since I … Continue reading The fiscal state of Fairfax County