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The benefits of multilingualism are endless: higher salaries, increased cognitive ability and even better health make up just a few. Yet while Fairfax County has successfully placed a large emphasis on high school language programs, their unwillingness to integrate foreign languages into the elementary school curriculum undermines all other efforts. WithContinue Reading

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Although no more than a handful of seniors were eligible to cast their ballots in the midterm election that gave Republicans control of Congress for the first time since 2007, students of all grade levels still found ways to volunteer and get involved in the election process. Volunteers worked both as interns onContinue Reading

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Football season is well underway for the National Football League, but so far the buzz surrounding the league has been dominated by cases of domestic violence and child abuse rather than highlight reels and early post-season predictions. After four players were arrested for domestic violence and child abuse within theContinue Reading

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In affluent areas like northern Virginia, affordable housing can become a huge problem. Hoping for increased tax revenue and a boost to the local economy, affordable housing units like are completely demolished in favor of expensive single-family homes. While local developers may see the closing of affordable housing projects asContinue Reading