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Dueling gay marriage groups rally for Gallaudet's McCaskill
10/26/12 3:44 AM
Two groups of protesters - with opposing views on gay marriage - rallied outside Gallaudet University today in support of its diversity chief.
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College tuition costs rise, bring financial pain
10/24/12 5:55 AM
The sticker price of in-state tuition at four-year public universities climbed about $400 this fall, an increase of nearly 5 percent that brought the average to $8,655. That's a modest increase compared to recent years but still painful for families with stagnant incomes after a prolonged economic slump.
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Closing arguments begin in Md. black schools suit
10/19/12 4:56 PM
A trial over whether the state of Maryland has successfully dismantled segregation-era policies that disadvantaged historically black universities has come to a close.
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Gallaudet asks gay marriage opponents to pull ad
10/18/12 8:16 AM
Gallaudet University is asking a coalition opposed to same-sex marriage to stop airing a television ad that features a staff member who was suspended for signing a referendum petition.
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Frederick school celebrates National School Lunch Week
10/17/12 5:03 AM
A U.S. Agriculture Department official is visiting Frederick to promote National School Lunch Week.
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Gallaudet chief to discuss her forced leave over gay marriage petition
10/16/12 5:14 AM
Gallaudet University's chief diversity officer Angela McCaskill is scheduled to discuss her views about being placed on leave for signing a petition to put Maryland's same-sex marriage law on the ballot for voters to decide.
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Matthew Maury Elementary goes pink to support principal
10/15/12 1:03 PM
It's an all-out, pink out at Matthew Maury Elementary in Alexandria Monday. Students and staff are wearing pink to show support for principal Lucretia Jackson - a recent breast cancer survivor.
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O'Malley, Cheh call for Gallaudet adminstrator to be reinstated
10/12/12 9:27 PM
Gallaudet University's associate provost for diversity and inclusion, Angela McCaskill has been on paid, administrative leave since Wednesday for allegedly signing a petition to put a same sex marriage referendum on Maryland's ballot November.
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Majority of Va. schools see higher achievement
10/10/12 2:22 PM
Sixty-eight percent of Virginia's public schools and about 26 percent of districts met new annual benchmarks aimed at reducing proficiency gaps between low-performing and high-performing schools, the state Department of Education said Wednesday.
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Enrollment in D.C. schools highest in decade
10/25/12 12:53 PM
The raw numbers must be audited by an independent firm. But they appear to show that the District is gaining students again after losing students for decades.
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The Veteran Portrait Project
10/22/12 4:49 PM
Richardson interview October 19, 2012
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Montgomery County special needs kids play on varsity teams
10/19/12 12:27 AM
Students with and without special needs are becoming varsity teammates in Montgomery County schools for the first time this year. And special bonds are forming.
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McCaskill: 'I am not anti-gay'
10/17/12 5:05 AM
Angela McCaskill, the school’s chief diversity officer who was placed on leave for signing a petition to put Maryland’s same sex marriage law on the November ballot, says she feels bullied.
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Pr. George's school board member living outside district
10/16/12 8:05 AM
A veteran Prince George's County school board member has been living outside her district for months, violating a Maryland state law.
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Gallaudet official placed on leave not anti-gay, lawyer says
10/15/12 1:19 PM
An attorney for Angela McCaskill, said Monday that Angela McCaskill is not "anti-gay," and notes that she has not expressed her personal view on the matter.
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Anne Arundel students need to contact police? There's an app for that
10/15/12 10:56 AM
A new app allows Anne Arundel County students to reach out to police "in a medium they're familiar with."
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Parents seek to sue Virginia Tech president for '07 massacre
10/11/12 3:46 PM
The parents of two Virginia Tech students who successfully sued the state for the deaths of their daughters in a 2007 campus massacre now want to take the university's president to court.
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Proposed rent threatens Lafayette Spanish program
10/9/12 6:24 PM
For 14 years, children have been able to take early morning Spanish classes at the school. Now she and other parents fear the program may cease to exist.
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