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Head of Washington's Catholic schools to lead Boston College center

Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
The head of the Washington Archdiocese's Catholic schools will step down in June to lead a center at Boston College, she announced Wednesday.

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Montgomery schools plan for further budget cuts

Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
An extra student might have to squeeze into Montgomery County classrooms next year, and county schools are preparing for other cuts that go beyond the budget approved last month by the Montgomery County Board of Education, officials said Wednesday.

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Booklet aims to educate on history of D.C. school names

Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
Ever wonder how Shaw Junior High School got its name? Or Stevens Elementary?


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Perspective is needed on school budget-cut fears

Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
You saw the big headline on the front of our Metro section recently: "Deep budget cuts approved for Prince George's schools." The news from Northern Virginia was much the same: "Fairfax County schools chief proposes dramatic budget cuts" and "Proposed Arlington schools budget cuts back in many ar...


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Rise in Washington area unemployment seen as good sign for economy's recovery

Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
Unemployment rates rose in the District, Maryland and Virginia in January, a shift that economists said could be a positive sign for the economy because it suggests that discouraged job-seekers are feeling more optimistic about their prospects and have resumed looking for work.

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Governors, state school superintendents propose common academic standards

Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
Maryland and several other states are pushing rapidly toward adoption of new academic standards proposed Wednesday for English and math, adding momentum to the campaign to establish common expectations for public school students across the country.

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Washington Post Education - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
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Germantown teacher apologizes to student after 'prostitute' remark

Washington Post Education - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:52
A Montgomery County teacher who told a high school sophomore last week that she was dressed like a prostitute has apologized to the student and her mother, the mother said Tuesday.

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Texts for proposed common core standards

Washington Post Education - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:09
Here are illustrative texts identified in the common core standards proposal from the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers. Those involved with the proposal stress it is neither a comprehensive nor a required reading list. Some of the proposed readings are awa...

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Excerpts from National Governors and states proposal on education standards

Washington Post Education - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00
Excerpts from the proposal by the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers:


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Security gaps exploited in grade scandal remain, may be difficult to close

Washington Post Education - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00
Montgomery County school officials have not yet closed gaps in their computer system that allowed students at a high-performing Potomac high school to change dozens of grades using a device that can be bought from Amazon.com for $69. And other school systems, including Fairfax County, remain just...

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Killing of D.C. teen linked to suspect's anger over trick

Washington Post Education - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00
The 15-year-old teen was having fun, hanging out with some friends last month in Northwest Washington. Then, police said, some other teens "faked" on them, or pretended to have a gun.

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Teacher backs SUV into Mich. preschool classroom

Washington Post Education - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:17
FRANKLIN, Mich. -- A teacher trying to park her SUV Tuesday backed through a large window and into a classroom at the suburban Detroit school where she taught, slightly injuring several preschool students, authorities said.

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D.C. law firm Arent Fox names Mark M. Katz new chairman

Washington Post Education - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:00
The Washington law firm Arent Fox said Monday that it has named longtime partner Mark M. Katz as its new chairman, a leadership change that comes as the legal sector copes with an economic downturn that has curtailed business and prompted layoffs.

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Students irate at Cuccinelli over gay-rights policies

Washington Post Education - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:00
Campus activists across Virginia put spring break on hold Monday to mobilize against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who has riled student groups with a letter advising public universities to retreat from their policies against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls

Washington Post Education - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:00
On a windy morning in downtown Washington, a hundred Georgetown Law students gathered in a hall for David Cole's lecture on democracy and coercion. The desks were cluttered with books, Thermoses and half-eaten muffins.


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Officials can't prove who changed Md. high-schoolers' grades

Washington Post Education - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:00
A grade-changing scheme at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac involved the gradebooks of 35 teachers and was primarily isolated to the junior class, school officials told several hundred parents at a public meeting Monday night.

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Ed chief: Agency to review equal access at schools

Washington Post Education - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 20:04
SELMA, Ala. -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity to everything ranging from college prep classes to science and engineering programs.

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Duncan will pressure schools to enforce civil rights laws

Washington Post Education - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 01:00
Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to announce Monday that his agency is ramping up enforcement of civil rights laws in schools and colleges, a move that seeks to draw a contrast with the policies of his Republican predecessors.

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Valerie Strauss: The Answer Sheet

Washington Post Education - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 01:00
The Obama administration's Race to the Top education brand has formally, officially, irrevocably, been launched. On Thursday, we learned who the first 16 finalists are in the $4.35 billion fund competition.

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