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Cellphone video could invalidate AP tests at Md. high school
A Montgomery County high school student recorded a cellphone video at a testing center - and posted it on Twitter - potentially invalidating the Advanced Placement tests of about 275 classmates.
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UVA one of least socio-economically diverse schools
A new report says the University of Virginia remains one of the nation's least socioeconomically diverse public schools.
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"Spiritual message" gets in the way of field trip to Antietam
A group of middle school students in Washington County won't be taking their annual trip to Antietam Recreation this spring after because some parents have complained about the "spiritual nature" of one of the presentations.
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Back to Campus: Meet a 69-years-old undergrad
At 69-years-old, Jerry Reid is at retirement age. And yet, he still works. After all, he has college bills to pay. Not his kids' or grandkids', his own.
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Montgomery County math exam failures prompt review
Figures released by the school system show 62 percent of high school students failed their final exams in geometry and 57 percent failed Algebra 2. Among honors level students, about a third failed those exams.
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Overcrowding in schools leads to more mobile classrooms
Overcrowding is causing several mobile classrooms to pop up around Arlington County schools.
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Iconic counselor steps down after more than 50 years
After half a century, an iconic counselor at Albert Einstein High school in Kensington is retiring.
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Prince George's school superintendent to leave early
In the midst of dramatic overhaul in the oversight of Prince George's County's school system, its interim superintendent announced Thursday he would step away from his post early.
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St. Peter's Catholic School teacher awarded Golden Apple
Sabrina Worrell thought she was going to a school assembly this week for a sneak-peak of the student play "Annie.” But what she didn't realize was that all of St. Peter's Catholic School in Montgomery County was keeping a very big secret from her.
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VCU to increase tuition, mandatory fees
Virginia Commonwealth University students will pay more for tuition and mandatory fees starting in the fall.
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Local program gives on the job learning while still in high school
Don Bosco Christo Rey High School partners with local businesses to give students real work experience.
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GMW celebrates Bike to School Day
Kids from around the D.C. area are strapping on their helmets and riding their bikes to school today. ABC7's Adam Caskey celebrated this morning with some school kids in Vienna.
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Lawsuit claims GW professor bullied student
The mother of a student who she claims was verbally abused and bullied by a George Washington University professor is suing the school, the GW Hatchet reports.
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Prom gives Key Center School kids a dance to remember
Kids from the Key Center School live with intellectual disabilities and autism. And their prom gave them a special day.
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Gunmen 'open fire' with blanks during school drill
Two men donning masks and handguns entered the Pine Eagle Charter School in Halfway, Ore. - which has a population of under 300 - and began firing blanks at teachers while they worked during an in-service day.
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Loudoun students back in class after suspicious package
Students and staff at a Loudoun County elementary school were evacuated Friday morning after a suspicious substance was discovered on campus, officials say. It was later deemed to be harmless.
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D.C. says school closures will improve education
D.C. officials are responding to a lawsuit over the closure of 15 schools, saying their plan was the result of extensive study and will improve education for all students.
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T.C. Williams High School gets an A-list visitor
A-list actor Mark Wahlberg was in jail in his teens and dropped out of high school. But on Wednesday, he was pushing the importance of education at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria.
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