Fairfax County Superintendent Jack D. Dale, who has weathered a brutal recession and parent frustrations while steering one of the nation’s top-performing suburban school systems for the past seven years, announced Thursday he will retire when his contract ends in June 2013. The impending leadership change in the 175,000-student system, the largest in Virginia and the Washington area, comes during a period of widespread transition as new school chiefs have taken command in the District and Montgomery County. Read full article >>