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  • Maryland approves new Prince George's County teacher evaluation system

    By Rachel Baye | 06/13/13 08:00 PM

    Maryland has approved new teacher evaluation systems in Prince George's County Public Schools and 20 other Maryland school systems, clearing the way for the state to receive $250 million in federal funds, the Maryland State Department of Education announced Thursday. Schools in Montgomery and...

  • Montgomery schools consider tightening out-of-district transfers

    By Rachel Baye | 06/12/13 06:15 PM

    Attending high school outside of a student's neighborhood would become more difficult under a new policy being considered by the Montgomery County school board. The change would, for the first time, require students who attend middle schools outside their neighborhoods to apply to attend high...

  • 86 percent of kids in closing D.C. schools haven't re-enrolled

    By Rachel Baye | 06/11/13 07:15 PM

    Only 14 percent of the students who attend closing DC Public Schools have re-enrolled in the school system for the fall, schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said Tuesday. By comparison, roughly 40 percent of the school system's overall enrollment had submitted the paperwork to re-enroll in the...

  • D.C. superintendent resigns, cites husband's health

    By Rachel Baye | 06/11/13 01:50 PM

    D.C. State Superintendent of Education Hosanna Mahaley Jones is resigning, Mayor Vincent Gray's office announced Tuesday. Mahaley Jones, who has held the position since 2011 and will step down July 26, attributed her decision to her husband's health. "I appreciate the support that has been...

  • Maryland tops nation in progress for low-income students

    By Rachel Baye | 06/09/13 05:25 PM

    Low-income students in Maryland made more academic progress over an eight-year period than in any other state in the country, according to a new report. Fourth- and eighth-grade students in Maryland eligible for free and reduced meals raised their reading and math scores on the National...

  • Germantown school evacuated because of strange smell

    By Rachel Baye | 06/07/13 04:15 PM

    Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown was evacuated Friday morning after teachers and five students smelled a strange odor and began to feel sick. Montgomery County Fire Department officials have determined pepper spray to be the source of the odor. Those who felt sick are receiving...

  • Crime jumps at D.C. elementary schools

    By Rachel Baye | 06/07/13 11:54 AM

    Violent crime has jumped 33 percent at the District's public elementary schools this school year, while the amount of those crimes occurring at middle and high schools fell. Public elementary schools saw 57 incidents of violent crime -- which includes robbery, assault, sex abuse and homicide...

  • Montgomery County concedes nation's top graduation rate to rival Fairfax

    By Rachel Baye | 06/06/13 01:20 AM

    Fairfax County Public Schools beat out local rival Montgomery County for the highest graduation rate among the country's 50 largest school districts, according to a report released Thursday. After four consecutive years at the top of the list in Education Week's annual "Diplomas Count" report,...

  • D.C. students would ride buses for free under legislation

    By Rachel Baye | 06/04/13 06:05 PM

    Students in the District would be able to ride Metro and Circulator buses for free under a bill introduced Tuesday in the D.C. Council. Proposed by Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser, Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh and at-large Councilwoman Anita Bonds, the bill would give students at public --...

  • Fairfax County considers later school day

    By Rachel Baye | 06/03/13 08:50 PM

    Starting the high school day later would be better for adolescents' health, according to a report that Fairfax County school leaders are expected to discuss Tuesday. A later start to the school day for teens would be "more reflective of adolescent biorhythms," according to the report by...


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