Lyles–Crouch, the elementary school for the African-American children of the city of Alexandria during the segregation era, is seen today as the jewel of its Old Town Alexandria community. Residents of Alexandria did not always have such high regard for the school. In the decades after desegregation, the school entered a period of decline and the building fell into disrepair. In an effort to halt this decline and bring neighborhood children attending private schools back to public school, Lyles–Crouch adopted a “traditional” model in 2000, instituting a lottery enrollment system, a longer school day, school uniforms, behavior contracts, small class sizes, and a focus on the core academic areas. Read more >>

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