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UMd. opening energy research center
The University of Maryland is opening a new Energy Research Center.
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Banana Man is free; school suspension lifted
After becoming a national story and a YouTube sensation, Bryan Thompson, a.k.a. Banana Man, is being allowed back in school.
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Obama: Education reform aimed at raising standards
President Barack Obama is giving states the flexibility to opt out of the No Child Left Behind education law.
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Jack Dale, Fairfax County Schools Superintendent, announces retirement
Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Jack D. Dale says he will retire when his contract ends in June 2013.
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Mothers shave off hair for cancer
Three dozen mothers are shaving their heads at Union Station today to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer.
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Students produce documentary about dying teacher
When teacher Tim Gabel became sick with liver cancer, his students embarked on a project to preserve his legacy.
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School board considers surveillance cameras
Fairfax County school officials are considering a plan to add surveillance cameras inside schools.
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George Mason, U.Md. named as top 'Up and Coming' schools
Several local schools, including George Mason University and the University of Maryland, have been named as some of the top "Up and Coming" schools in America by U.S. News and World Report.
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U. of Maryland gets $10M donation
A Baltimore developer has donated $10 million to the University of Maryland to help his alma mater build a high-tech classroom building.
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Obama: Education agenda helps students, jobless
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President Barack Obama says changing education policy and spending billions to upgrade schools and keep teachers on the job is the right thing to do.
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Bomb threat reported at Wilson High School in NW
Authorities have said Wilson Senior High School in Northwest is safe after it received a bomb threat early Friday.
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Power outage at Howard Community College in Columbia
Howard Community College’s main campus in Columbia will open at 10 a.m. Friday due to a power outage.
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ACLU backs wearers of 'Free Banana Man' T-shirts
The ACLU has told administrators at the high school that they must allow students to wear T-shirts protesting the suspension of a classmate who sprinted around a football field wearing a banana costume.
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A solar-powered life
Nineteen solar-powered homes designed by students in the U.S. and as far off as New Zealand will be on display at West Potomac Park.
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Contractor trouble keeps Clinton church out of new home
A Clinton congregation has been trying to build a new home, but troubles with a contractor have thrown the project behind schedule and way over its price point. The contractor shouldn't have been working on the project in the first place.
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Fairfax County promotes its free digital content services
Fairfax County will be promoting its free services that allow users to download e-books and other digital content.
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D.C. the first to test students on sex education
District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this spring. It's the first standardized test of its kind in the country.
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Montgomery County students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists
Montgomery County Public Schools announced that 170 of their students have earned 2012 National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist status.
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