APS students head back to school amid new focus on literacy and student wellness

Arlington Public Schools students headed back to school today and the positive energy, according to Superintendent Francisco Durán, was palpable.
“It was so wonderful,” he told ARLnow on a phone call this afternoon, debriefing from his morning spent visiting the half-dozen schools with new principals. “People are excited to be back.”
Going into this year, Durán says APS has its work cut out for it.
The system spent two years focused on improving literacy amo