Fairfax Schools Fund PhDs for Highly Paid Administrators as Teacher Positions Cut, Class Sizes Raised

After cutting 275 teaching positions and increasing class sizes this academic year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has launched a program to fund PhDs for some of its highest-paid district administrators.  On Aug. 5, 2025, FCPS Chief of Schools Geovanny Ponce, who earns an annual salary of $289,565, emailed hundreds of district administrators to announce the program....