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Education, Virginia, Local
Fairfax standardized tests rescheduled after Internet outage
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013
More than 6,600 Fairfax County students had their statewide Standards of Learning standardized tests rescheduled after an Internet outage on Thursday. The outage affected roughly 42,000 exams,...
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Prince Georges County, Education, Maryland
Audit: Prince George's County schools used stimulus funds for principals' watches, microwave ovens
Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
A federal audit shows that Prince George's County schools misused nearly $167,000 in stimulus money on things like a microwave oven and minifridge for a school administrator, engraved watches for...
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Fairfax County, Education, Nation
Increase in adolescent suicides worries communities
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Students, teachers and parents at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old basketball player who killed himself this week, joining a growing number of youths...
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Education, Virginia, Maryland, DC, Local
Washington area spends big bucks on its students
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...
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Education, Virginia, Maryland, DC, Local
D.C. residents have highest student loan debts
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. residents have the highest student debt in the country, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, but the data also show D.C. residents paying off their loans quicker...
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Education, DC, Local
D.C. to make up to 16 vacant schools available for charters
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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Education, DC, Local
D.C. charter school would teach all but math and English online
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
A controversial computer-based learning model is competing with eight other proposals to be one of the next charter schools approved for the District. The proposed Nexus Academy of DC, run by a...
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Fairfax County, Crime, Education, Virginia
Fire occurs at Fairfax County high school
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
A fire occurred at a Fairfax County high school Saturday morning, officials said. About 10:25 a.m. Saturday, firefighters went to George C. Marshall High School, located at 7731 Leesburg Pike in...
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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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