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Get your 'Mrs.' degree and find a husband, Princeton alum advises
Susan Patton, a Princeton alumna, is advising female students to work on snagging a husband, as well as a degree during their time at the university.
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District sued over school closings
A District of Columbia community group has sued the city in an attempt to stop the planned closure of 15 public schools, closures the group says will disproportionately affect minority, special education and low-income students.
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4th grader suspended in P.W. County over shooting comment
A 9-year-old Prince William County fourth grader has been suspended from school after he was overheard saying he’d shoot a female classmate in the head. The girl's mother, however, tells ABC7 that the boy has been harassing her daughter for months.
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DuVal High School lockdown lifted
DuVal High School in Prince George’s County was briefly put into lockdown Wednesday morning as a precautionary measure, police say.
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Few winners in D.C. charter schools lottery
For thousands of D.C. families today was the real March madness, the day charter schools announce who will be admitted in the fall, chosen by lottery. One school has an acceptance rate of less than 2 percent. Harvard's rate is 6 percent.
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GWU surprises several local students with full scholarships
George Washington University President Stephen Knapp walked into classrooms at several local high schools, surprising students with full four-year scholarships to the university, worth more than $200,000 each. ABC7 was there.
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Educators: Youngest students among most absent
President Obama wants to expand students' access to preschool, but that can't happen if children don't show up.
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D.C. charter school board seeks to reduce expulsions
The D.C. Public Charter School Board is urging charter schools to eliminate their "zero tolerance" disciplinary policies to help reduce the number of students being expelled.
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Study: Homeschooled students get more sleep than traditional students
In the battle for more Z’s, it seems that homeschooled students have a leg up.
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Loudoun holds drill for armed school intruder
A security drill drill is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Officials say the area around Loudoun Valley High School will be sealed to the public during the drill, and residents should avoid the area.
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Prince George's County Schools Takeover; MD Lawmakers Debate New Bills; Choosing a Pope
3/29/2013
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Kellie Blair Hardt named one of five National Teachers of the Year
A local girl who grew up with the odds stacked heavily against her, struggled through school, even got expelled, but persevered, eventually became an educator herself, and has been named one of five National Teachers of the Year.
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Baker taking school takeover plan to the public
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker will take his plan to take over the county's school system to the people Tuesday.
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7 teachers honored with Sondheim Awards in D.C.
The Kennedy Center in Washington is honoring seven teachers across the country with $10,000 grants for inspiring and influencing their students.
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Baker says school system takeover will hasten reforms
A takeover of the Prince George's County School system's operational arm will lead to the more rapid enactment of academic reforms throughout the system, Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says.
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The school security grant program
Klinger interview March 14, 2013
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Biden's office apologizes to UMD student reporter
Joe Biden's office said Thursday it has apologized to Jeremy Barr, a student reporter who was covering a Biden appearance Wednesday in Rockville, Md., when he said he was asked to delete about 25 photos he had taken.
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Maryland 7th-grader wins 1st-ever Lower Shore spelling bee
A seventh-grader at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury has punched his ticket to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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