Education
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University of Virginia board appointment changes supported
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A new survey shows a majority of residents in the Charlottesville area support changing laws that govern the appointment of the school's board members.
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David J. Wilson's Morgan State University contract extended
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The university's Board of Regents reversed course during a lengthy meeting on Friday and voted to extend David J. Wilson's contract for another year.
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David Scherr, missing UMD student, found; suicide likely
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The body of a missing 20-year-old University of Maryland student has been recovered in Bowie, police said Saturday.
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Fairfax Schools leak: Personal student info will be removed
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Fairfax County Public Schools Wednesday learned confidential student information from Fairfax High School was leaked and posted online, but that information is now being taken down.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: D.C. experiences housing market boom
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While much of the nation struggles with a tough housing market, D.C. is in the midst of a boom.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg donates $500 million to education charity
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Local schools increase security after elementary shooting
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Schools in the Washington area have counselors and some extra police patrols as students return to class following the school shooting in Connecticut.
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Washington and Lee University students function on honor system during finals
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At Washington and Lee University, an honor system rooted in Gen. Robert E. Lee's vision of the gentleman scholar means the campus is far more relaxed than the norm. Students choose when they want to take their finals, and faculty members leave them entirely unmonitored during the tests.
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University of Iowa adds optional LGBT question to application
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The University of Iowa announced Wednesday that its new application asks students whether they identify with the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer community. The application also offers transgender as a gender option.
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Alexandria City Public Schools consider ending class rankings
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Alexandria City Public Schools is considering joining Fairfax and Montgomery counties in tossing out the practice of naming a valedictorian.
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'Race to the Top' gives schools nearly $400M in grants
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This year's version of President Barack Obama's Race to the Top competition let districts, rather than states, apply. The goal is to promote local solutions and personalized learning.
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Asian schoolchildren besting European, American kids: Study
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Asian schoolchildren dominate in reading, math and science, coming in ahead of their peers in Europe and the U.S., according to an international study released Tuesday.
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Georgetown offers edX free online courses
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Georgetown University will begin offering free online courses through the same online education provider used by Harvard and MIT.
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Julia King named D.C. Teacher of the Year
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A D.C. middle school teacher got quite a shock Wednesday, learning she won the title Teacher of the Year.
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Educational toys
CommentSome of the hottest gifts this year aren't only fun, but they're educational as well. Ann Dolin, the president and founder of Educational Connections Tutoring and Ravi Robison of Smart Toys talked to Melanie about some gifts that will keep kids entertained while teaching them something valuable at the same time.
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AFT proposes 'bar exam' for new teachers
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The American Federation of Teachers called for a tough new written test to be complimented by stricter entrance requirements for teacher training programs, such as a minimum grade point average.
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Schools nation-wide to add time to school year
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Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer.
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'Packaged With Care' program helps local special needs students help others
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Some local special needs students are turning the tables and becoming the ones to reach out and help others.
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