Education
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Students become forensic scientists for a day at D.C. conference
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More than 100 students spent the day playing the role of forensic scientists in D.C.
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Barbara Campbell, former D.C. principal, sued for tuition fraud
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A former D.C. school principal and her family are being sued by the city for allowing her great-grandson, who lived outside the District, to attend her school for free, a spokesperson for the Attorney General says.
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'Tebow bill' sacked in Virginia Senate
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The bill failed Thursday on a 7-8 vote in the Senate Education and Health Committee. Republican Sen. Harry Blevins of Chesapeake, a retired public school teacher, cast the decisive vote, siding with the panel's minority of seven Democrats.
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Va. Senate panel advances 3 school safety bills
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Three school safety bills introduced in response to the December mass shooting at a Connecticut school cleared a Virginia Senate committee Monday, but critics questioned whether the measures would have any real impact.
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Anne Arundel teacher on administrative leave following viral video
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An Anne Arundel County teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing her berating a middle school student.
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Valentine's Day with kids
CommentJulie Miner, the co-founder of Rants from Mommyland, came on the show today to talk about how Valentine's Day, while fun and thoughtful, can also be a great learning experience for kids.
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Banning 'Beloved:' Fairfax County Schools won't hear mother's push to ban
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“Beloved” is getting no love in Fairfax County. Lake Braddock Secondary School Parent-Teacher-Student Association member, Laura Murphy has been working to get Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” banned from Fairfax County classrooms.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal helps promote Gov. Bob McDonnell's education plan
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal helped promote Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's education reform package at a news conference Friday in Richmond.
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UDC's future discussed at emergency meeting
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An emergency meeting is planned Thursday night regarding the future of the University of the District of Columbia.
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New study about students engagement in school
CommentAuthor and education expert Ann Dolin and Stu Gibson, who was an elected member of the Fairfax County School Board for 16 years, talked to Melanie about the dramatic decline in students being engaged in school with each passing year
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Gallaudet University marks 25th anniversary of 'Deaf President Now' protests
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Gallaudet University is marking the 25th anniversary of the “Deaf President Now” protests. The grassroots effort was launched by students in 1988, generating national and international headlines and resulting in the university’s first deaf president.
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DC to weigh standardized testing integrity bill
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Councilmember David Catania introduced the testing integrity bill on Tuesday. He says standardized tests in the district must be "beyond reproach."
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Va. Senate OKs A-to-F grading scale for schools
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Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling cast tie-breaking votes as the Senate passed two key components of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell's education reform agenda.
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Va House passes bill to grade schools from A to F
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The bill, a conspicuous piece of Gov. Bob McDonnell's education reforms, won final House passage Monday on a bipartisan 54-40 vote with six delegates not voting.
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Virginia budget big winners
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State workers, public educators and Virginia's disabled are big winners in House and Senate budgets advanced Sunday by the budget-writing committees of Virginia's General Assembly.
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Copyright proposal in Md. school prompts concern
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Prince George's County school officials are proposing that work created by staff and students should be copyrighted, leading to concerns that copyrighting will stifle creativity.
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Panel advances A-to-F grading bill for Va. schools
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The Education and Health Committee voted 8-7 to send to the Senate floor legislation directing the state Board of Education to implement a system for grading public schools on an A to F scale.
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Helen Dragas, UVa. rector, wins reappointment
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The House of Delegates voted 63-33 Tuesday to confirm the reappointment of Helen Dragas to the university's Board of Visitors. The Senate approved her reappointment last week.
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