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Alexandria likely to scrap high school rankings
Lisa Gartner
Published: Sat, Dec 8, 2012
Alexandria City Public Schools is likely to eliminate high school class rankings in the coming weeks, joining the area's larger school systems in tossing out valedictorian status in an effort to curb competition and graduate well-rounded students.
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For teen parents, day care free at area high schools
Lisa Gartner
Updated: Thu, Dec 6, 2012
Steven Ramos doesn't cry anymore when his mother drops him off at day care. "He loves it. He's one of those babies who wants to do everything by himself," says 19-year-old Lizbeth Gutierrez. "He doesn't want my help." But while Steven may not want any help, Gutierrez admits she needs it. She...
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Md. students' vocabulary skills grow, passing Va.'s
Lisa Gartner
Updated: Thu, Dec 6, 2012
District in last place among states on federal exam Maryland students improved their scores on a federal vocabulary exam, moving ahead of Virginia to claim the most articulate students in the region, according to results released Thursday. The District ranked worst among states as scores...
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The 3-Minute Interview: HyeSook Chung of DC Action for Children
Lisa Gartner
Published: Sun, Dec 2, 2012
Chung is executive director of DC Action for Children, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness about the number of District children living in poverty and facing other challenges.
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D.C. paid $3 million to send nonresidents to private schools
Lisa Gartner
Published: Sun, Dec 2, 2012
The District spent about $3 million to send 47 special education students who were not D.C. residents to private schools last year, school officials told The Washington Examiner.
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Calculator ban proposed for Virginia tests
Lisa Gartner
Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012
Students would be banned from using their calculators on the seventh- and eighth-grade Standards of Learning math exams under a bill introduced by a state lawmaker from Fairfax County. The House legislation also would keep students who couldn't pass the eighth-grade standardized tests from...
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More Montgomery, Prince George's students pass AP tests
Lisa Gartner
Published: Wed, Nov 28, 2012
More public school students in the Maryland suburbs are taking and passing Advanced Placement exams, the pre-eminent signal of college readiness, according to 2012 data released Wednesday by the local school systems. Montgomery County students took a record 32,974 AP exams last spring, with 75...
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