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Education, DC, Local
Language immersion high school nears approval
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
Students who finish elementary school fluent in French, Spanish or Chinese could soon have the chance to sharpen their language skills at an International Baccalaureate middle and high school....
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University of Maryland, Education, Maryland
Maryland universities approve 3 percent tuition hike as college costs rise across region
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Maryland's state universities announced that in-state undergraduate tuition would rise by 3 percent, the same amount as the past three years. That means local students at the system's flagship...
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Education, DC, Local
D.C. schools try to shrink number of special education students
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
DC Public Schools officials are trying to cut down on the number of students being diagnosed with disabilities and enrolled in special education programs. The effort is part of the school system...
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3-Minute Interview, People, Education, Maryland, DC
The 3-Minute Interview: James Piper Bond, head of Living Classrooms
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Bond is the head of Living Classrooms, a nonprofit that helps educate children and adults in D.C. and Baltimore. How did Living Classrooms get started? This is our 28th year of operation...
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Montgomery County, Education, Maryland
High school keeps AP scores after cellphone video
Published: Tue, May 14, 2013
Students at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg will get to keep their Advance Placement psychology exam scores, despite one student shooting a cellphone video at the testing site just...
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Alexandria, Education, Virginia
Polk Elementary in Alexandria evacuated after water main break
Published: Tue, May 14, 2013
Polk Elementary School students were evacuated and sent about a half mile away to Patrick Henry Elementary School after a water main break in Alexandria Tuesday morning. The water main break on...
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Fairfax County, Education, Virginia
Fairfax County school leaders consider scaling back discipline policy
Published: Sat, May 11, 2013
A student in a Fairfax County public school caught for the first time with marijuana would not be automatically expelled, under a new disciplinary policy the school board is scheduled to consider...
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David Catania, Vincent Gray, Education, DC
Jonetta Rose Barras: At last, D.C. Council finds its voice for education reform
Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013
The D.C.Council, through David Catania's leadership, began this week to find its education reform voice. It sent an unequivocal message to Mayor Vincent Gray, DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya...
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Arlington, Education, Virginia
Terry McAuliffe proposes more money for teachers, pre-K
Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday backed higher pay for teachers and more resources for pre-K programs in an education plan that was part of a weeklong...
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David Catania, Education, DC
Lawmakers cut $16m from Malcolm X renovation
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
A panel of D.C. lawmakers on Thursday voted to cut nearly $16 million from a proposed renovation of Malcolm X Elementary School, a move that schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson warned would be...
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