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Washington area spends big bucks on its students
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. public schools spent $18,475 per student in fiscal 2011, more than any state outside of New York, according to census data released Tuesday. Among the country's 100 public school systems with the most students, Montgomery and Prince George's counties placed fourth and ninth.
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D.C. to make up to 16 vacant schools available for charters
Matt Connolly
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
District Mayor Vincent Gray announced Monday that 16 former public school buildings would be made available for public charters and other community organizations to use.
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Prince George's plan would increase demolitions of blighted foreclosures
Matt Connolly
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Prince George's County officials unveiled a new foreclosure action plan aimed at speeding up the demolition process after knocking down nearly 50 houses and apartment complexes so far this fiscal year. No county in Maryland was hit harder by the foreclosure crisis than Prince George's. The...
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Preakness a feast for people watchers
Matt Connolly
Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013
While InfieldFest sat smack dab in the middle of the track at the famed Preakness Stakes, it might as well have taken place on another planet entirely. Equal parts music festival and alcohol-fueled costume party, the celebration bore little resemblance to the pomp and circumstance of the rest...