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Washington area spends big bucks on its students
Matt Connolly
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. ranks second in country behind New York state 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...
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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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D.C. charter school would teach all but math and English online
Rachel Baye
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 subsidiary of publishing giant Pearson, would offer grades 9 through 12 in Ward 2, eventually...
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Language immersion high school nears approval
Rachel Baye
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. The proposed District of Columbia International School, or DCI, is the creation of five public...
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Maryland universities approve 3 percent tuition hike as college costs rise across region
Matt Connolly
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 College Park campus will pay $9,161 in tuition and fees next year, up from $8,908 this past year....