Education
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Fairfax school board considers change to zero tolerance policy
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Fairfax County school officials are considering a change to the school system’s zero tolerance policy. Under the policy, first-time drug offenders face expulsion.
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D.C. school closures disproportionately affect minorities, lawsuit says
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The community group Empower DC is behind the lawsuit and says the planned closures violate the U.S. Constitution and city and federal laws. They say the closings will disproportionately affect minority, special education and low-income students.
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Eliot-Hine Middle School radio show interviews D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray
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Eliot-Hine Middle School launched a "live" radio talk show this past fall. Mayor Gray was their featured guest Tuesday, and the students take their job very seriously.
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Key Center School prom gives kids a dance to remember
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Kids from the Key Center School live with intellectual disabilities and autism. And their prom gave them a special day.
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Arlington public schools to add 25 mobile classrooms
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Overcrowding is causing several mobile classrooms to pop up around Arlington County schools.
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Virginia Tech tuition up for next school year
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Students at Virginia Tech will pay higher tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year.
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Volunteers beautify two D.C. schools
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On Saturday, volunteers will be working to improve the grounds at the Parkside High School campus of Cesar Chavez Public Charter School and Neval Thomas Elementary School.
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PG schools: No laws broken in cell phone sex case
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Prince George's County school officials say no laws appear to have been broken in an incident involving consensual sex between two students that was recorded.
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McDonnell asks schools to limit tuition hikes
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Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking Virginia's public universities and colleges to limit in-state tuition and fee increases for the upcoming fall semester.
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Chancellor Kaya Henderson addresses DCPS cheating scandal
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The head of D.C. Public Schools speaks with ABC7 News as she prepares to go face-to-face with City Council to address a string of stinging news headlines, including allegations of students cheating on tests and a tightened budget among falling enrollment.
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Students write 'Our Cancer Boy' to understand classmate's condition
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Diagnosed with cancer while in the first grade, Michael Murdock didn't let that stop him from being a kid and attending school. To better understand his condition, his classmates at Bennett Elementary School wrote a book, and in the process, helped him through some of his most challenging times.
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D.C. schools: D.C. will need space for growing student population
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Census figures show the District of Columbia will need space for 33,000 more children in schools over the next five years.
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Prince George's County Senators approve schools plan
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Prince George's County Senators have approved a measure that would allow County Executive Rushern Baker to select the county's new schools superintendent and choose the chairman and vice chairman of an expanded Board of Education.
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Princeton alum Susan Patton advises: Find a husband before graduating
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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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Atlanta school system cheating allegations: 3 dozen indicted in Atlanta cheating scandal
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Former Superintendent Beverly Hall faces charges including conspiracy, making false statements and theft because prosecutors said some of the bonuses she received were tied to falsified scores.
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D.C. Council advances truancy bill
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The D.C. attorney general already has the power to prosecute parents but rarely uses that authority. Parents will now be informed after their child misses 10 days that they could face prosecution.
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Sondheim Awards presented to 7 teachers in D.C.
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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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D.C. students get a taste of Singapore
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D.C. Public School students took a culinary trip around the world Wednesday as a part of a cultural collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore.
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