The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the admissions policy at an elite, selective high school.

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025 The elite magnet school's admissions process is under fire again, despite Supreme Court ruling upholding it in 2024.

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the use of race in admissions to its top-ranked Thomas Jefferson High School for ...

Fairfax County’s school board has approved a plan to buy a closing Herndon private school, paving the way for FCPS to open ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025 The elite magnet school's admissions process is under fire again, despite Supreme Court ruling upholding it in 2024.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said he’s found proof of racial discrimination tied to Fairfax County Public Schools’ admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School, even though the ...

(7News) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares gave an update Wednesday regarding his multi-year investigation into the contested admissions policy for Thomas Jefferson High School for ...

Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares had called for the federal government to intervene in the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Before this season, Thomas Jefferson tennis coach Brandon Ward had reached the Virginia team championship match five times.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, also known as TJ, is an elite magnet school in northern Virginia. Unlike regular public schools, TJ has a rigorous admissions process.

The controversy at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Washington, DC, suburbs arose from a policy, which sought “to mitigate socioeconomic obstacles faced by students of all races” by ...