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Relentless principal transforms Sousa Middle

Sousa, which used to have some of the lowest test results in the city, has become a model for reform.

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Principal Dwan Jordon checks on students at Sousa Middle School before classes begin (Susan Biddle For The Washington Post).

Fairfax officials spar over program for poor students Officials in Fairfax County sparred Tuesday over the funding provided to programs for the area's neediest schoolchildren, with Board of Supervisors members accusing public school officials of not considering the impact program changes would have on the ...

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