Rachel Baye

Published: Wed, May 8, 2013

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale has been hospitalized for a medical emergency, the school system said Wednesday. Dale, who plans to retire in June, was hospitalized late Tuesday afternoon. By the time of the announcement by School Board Chairman Ilryong Moon Wednesday...

Alan Blinder

Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

The D.C. Council backed a $241 million supplemental budget on Tuesday, opening up thousands of additional seats in summer school and funneling millions of dollars into housing initiatives. Lawmakers gave swift approval to the proposal from Mayor Vincent Gray, who submitted the supplemental...

Jonetta Rose Barras

Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013

That rumbling sound coming from the John A. Wilson Building is D.C. Council members tussling over recommended changes to Mayor Vincent Gray's $12 billion 2014 budget. Committees have begun reducing expenditures or searching for additional funds to address select programs or satisfy demands of...

Kate Jacobson

Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013

Montgomery County residents are fighting a plan to build a new middle school in a Kensington neighborhood park, and announced they will file an appeal on a recent court ruling clearing the way for the county to destroy the park. John Robinson, president of the Rock Creek Hills Citizens'...

Rachel Baye

Published: Sat, May 4, 2013

The days when asking someone to the prom only required the courage to pick up the phone are gone for students at Magruder High School in Rockville. An invitation to the prom -- or "promposal" -- needs to be attention-grabbing and unique. Magruder senior Michael Pasti faked his own death to...

Rachel Baye

Published: Sat, May 4, 2013

Prom for a high school senior is no longer just a dance. It is an event that some say can rival a wedding in cost. With the dress or tuxedo, shoes and other accessories, hair and makeup, a limo, dinner before prom and post-prom activities, the costs can quickly roll into four figures, which is...

Rachel Baye

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

Public charter schools do not get the same amount of funds as their traditional public school counterparts, which severely affects their ability to acquire buildings and pay competitive wages, charter school leaders told members of the D.C. Council on Thursday. The District funds all public...

Rachel Baye

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

The District's public charter schools saw a nearly 50 percent increase in the number of children on schools' waitlists this year, with roughly 22,000 students vying for seats, the Public Charter School Board announced Thursday. By comparison, the same waitlists had roughly 15,000 names last...

Rachel Baye

Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

The District spent more on each of its preschool students than any state in the country last school year, according to a report released Monday. Schools receive $14,938 for each pre-kindergarten student, including $13,974 from the District and $964 from the federal government, according to the...