Thomas Jefferson HS adds summer classes, help sessions for struggling students

The leaders of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, aka TJ, are adding emergency help sessions before final exams and creating summer programs to help the one-third of freshmen who are struggling in math, science or both.

The Washington Examiner first reported that one-third of freshmen needed remedial help in math, science or both at the elite Alexandria magnet school, ranked the No. 2 public school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The admissions director at TJ told The Examiner that she is investigating the admissions process.