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Starr delivers Montgomery County's State of the Schools address
11/12/12 12:50 PM
Montgomery County School superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr says student success, there must also be a focus on emotional and social skills as well as workplace experience.
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International enrollment at U.S. colleges up
11/12/12 6:25 AM
New figures out Monday show international enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities grew nearly 6 percent last year, driven by a 23-percent increase from China, even as total enrollment was leveling out. But perhaps more revealing is where much of the growth is concentrated: big, public land-grant colleges, notably in the Midwest.
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Parents wait to learn which D.C. schools close
11/9/12 6:01 PM
Parents and teachers are waiting to hear which schools will be closed in D.C. Next week, the school chancellor will announce which schools get the ax.
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Hampden-Sydney: Racial slurs shouted after Presidential election
11/8/12 1:32 PM
Officials say about 40 students at a small all-men's college in Virginia shouted racial slurs, threw bottles and set off fireworks outside the Minority Student Union within hours after President Barack Obama's re-election.
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Coolidge HS closed today due to lack of heat
11/7/12 6:16 AM
Coolidge High School in Northwest will be closed Wednesday due to a lack of heat, school officials say.
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Prince George's County School Board: Raaheela Ahmed hopes to win seat
11/5/12 6:38 PM
It’s a tumultuous time for the Prince George’s County school board. For several years, the school system has lost hundreds of students. The board is also facing budget woes and must start the school year without a permanent superintendent.
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Some area schools restore power
11/1/12 7:51 PM
Power outages aren't just affecting residents at their homes, they're impacting the school day for thousands of students.
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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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Stephen Colbert tapped to address UVa. 2013 grads
11/12/12 11:29 AM
Comedian Stephen Colbert will be the keynote speaker for the University of Virginia's 2013 valedictory exercises.
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Alexandria school fights to regain accreditation
11/9/12 6:03 PM
More than 300 students at the Jefferson-Houston School in Old Town Alexandria are facing a unique and distressing situation - they're no longer receiving a state-approved education.
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GWU says it overstated credentials of class of 2015
11/9/12 5:57 AM
George Washington University says it inadvertently overstated the percentage of incoming freshmen who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class.
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Some U.Va. students to hold protest today about Helen Dragas
11/8/12 11:37 AM
An organized protest by a group of University of Virginia students will be held today at noon in support of school president Teresa Sullivan -- and to lobby for the removal of Rector leader Helen Dragas, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.
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Two GMU basketball players suspended for misconduct
11/6/12 11:15 AM
George Mason University men's basketball sophomores Erik Copes and Vaughn Gray have been suspended for the first three regular-season games for misconduct.
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CyberWatch wins $5 million grant
11/2/12 2:30 PM
O'Brien interview November 1, 2012
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Gaithersburg students swap homework for reading
10/26/12 6:22 PM
Gaithersburg Elementary School’s principal has declared “no homework” for all students! Sounds like a dream come true, but there’s just one catch – kids must read every night.

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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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