Naomi Jagoda

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 the Dunn Loring area. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the school when they arrived at the scene,...

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...

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....

Rachel Baye

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 and the city's goal of reducing the number of public school students attending "nonpublic schools,"...

Rachel Baye

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 before the exam started, officials said Tuesday. The video, which was posted to Twitter on May 6,...

Rachel Baye

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 North Pickett Street required Alexandria City Public Schools to shut off the water at Polk...

Rachel Baye

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 Monday. The current policy recommends expelling a student caught for the first time with marijuana...

Jonetta Rose Barras

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 Henderson and others about the standard it expects. Further, it redirected taxpayers' money to programs...

Steve Contorno

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 rollout of the agenda he'd pursue if elected. Speaking to a friendly crowd in Arlington, McAuliffe also...

Rachel Baye

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 "detrimental" to the school's planned partnership with Achievement Preparatory Academy Public Charter...