D.C. Public Schools
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D.C. private school vouchers to continue
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Despite objections from Mayor Vincent Gray and other D.C. leaders, federal tax dollars will continue to help subsidize private school tuition in Washington, the White House says.
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D.C. public schools sees record high principal turnover
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Principal turnover at D.C. public schools reportedly continues to be higher than at some suburban school districts in the metro area.
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Students gather to release shad into Anacostia River
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A group of local students is taking action to help restore the population of an endangered species of fish that was once very common in the waterways around the D.C. Area.
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Some D.C. schools closing, Mayor Gray says
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Saying that the number of public and charter schools in the District of Columbia has become unsustainable, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says that some facilities are going to be closed.
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Eliot-Hine Middle School 7th grader bullied, mom appeals for an end
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In Washington, the bullying for one area 7th grader at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Northeast continued to escalate, leaving her mother without any idea of what to do about it.
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D.C. SAT requirement pushed by Kwame Brown
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In an attempt to increase graduation rates and the expectations of students, D.C. Council chair Kwame Brown wants to require all District high school students to take the standardized test before receiving their diplomas
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Should the SAT be required for D.C. students? (Poll)
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D.C. Councilman Kwame Brown wants to require D.C. high school students to take the SAT to graduate from high school. Should the test be mandatory? Take our poll.
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D.C. schools switching special needs transports
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D.C. Public schools say they are switching to smaller vehicles to transport special needs students in an effort to save money on gas usage.
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D.C. Public Schools teacher evaluations being changed
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In the first change to the process since Michelle Rhee left the District, D.C. Public Schools is making changes to how often teachers are evaluated based on previous performance and average evaluation scores.
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Last day of class for D.C. Public Schools
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The last day of the school year has arrived for D.C. Public School students.
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Truancy problem growing in D.C.
CommentSince school began in August, D.C. Police have picked up more than 6,000 truants around the city, they say.
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FBI: Suspicious letters to D.C. schools part of national probe
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The suspicious letters to dozens of D.C. schools are now part of a wider, national FBI probe of similar letters mailed to schools elsewhere in the U.S., the FBI said.
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Suspicious letters, powder sent to dozens of D.C. schools (Map)
CommentOn Thursday and Friday, 33 D.C. schools and a youth rehabilitation facility received suspicious letters containing what has, so far, been determined to be a harmless white powder.
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Four more victims allege that Robert Weismuller sexually abused them
CommentFour more women are coming forward to say that a former D.C. Public School teacher sexually abused them during the 1970s and 1980s in schools in Prince George's and Prince William Counties.
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