Education
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Montgomery County starts mobile speed camera program
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Montgomery County Police are determined to cut down on speeding in school zones and around school buses with mobile speed camera vans.
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D.C. public schools work to attract students from charter schools
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With school back in session for D.C. students, school administrators have some homework of their own. They are working to attract students and parents to the public school system and away from charter schools.
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Parents say fired D.C. principal trashed school documents
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Parents at a D.C. elementary school are outrage by what the school's recently dismissed principal allegedly did after she was fired.
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D.C. test scores see dramatic drop
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Dramatic drops in test scores for some D.C. schools are bringing scores from years past into question.
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Maryland zero-tolerance discipline policies banned at schools
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Zero-tolerance discipline policies with automatic consequences will be banned in Maryland schools under regulations approved by school official. A final vote is expected next month.
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Cequan Haskins, 10, school bus abuse caught on tape
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For 40 horrifying minutes on an Appomattox County school bus last year, 10-year-old Cequan Haskins experienced intense bullying from two classmates. More than a year later, his mother is speaking out.
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Minority, disabled students shut out of Fairfax high school, group says
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An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging that black and Latino students and students with disabilities are being shut out of a prestigious Fairfax County high school.
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Pat Tillman Foundation holds leadership summit
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Shortly after his death, Pat Tillman's widow set up a foundation in his honor. The organization helps foot the bill for veterans, active service members and their spouses heading back to school.
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UVA to offer free online courses
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The University of Virginia plans to offer free online courses under an agreement announced Tuesday, about a month after its president briefly was fired in part for her perceived hesitation to embrace online education.
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Maryland campuses to impose smoking ban
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Time is ticking before smokers on all university system of Maryland campuses will be told to "light up" elsewhere.
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College costs lead to family spending strategies
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Families have implemented more cost-saving strategies to cut college spending in the past academic year, choosing less expensive schools and finding more economical ways for students to attend.
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Thomas Johnson Middle School gets much needed makeover
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Four hundred teachers from around the country dropped into Prince George's County for "Outreach to Teach", an annual program that brings students and teachers together to help rebuild a school in need.
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Teresa Sullivan reinstated as UVA's president
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In a unanimous vote by the Board of Visitors, the University of Virginia has reinstated President Teresa Sullivan.
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William Hite, Jr. named finalist for Philadelphia superintendent job
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Prince George's County schools Superintendent William Hite Jr. is one of two finalists to be superintendent for the School District of Philadelphia.
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Carl Zeithaml to 'suspend' UVA interim presidency negotiations
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has had enough of the controversy over the presidency at the University of Virginia, asking the school's Board of Visitors to resolve the issues by Tuesday, or he'll ask all of them to resign.
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Scott Spear resigns from Montgomery County Public Schools
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A Montgomery County high school coach has resigned after being cleared of allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old.
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University of Virginia interim president chosen
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The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors chose the dean of the university's undergraduate business school early Tuesday to become the interim president upon the departure of the ousted Teresa Sullivan.
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D.C. private school voucher program to continue
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Supporters of the D.C. voucher program in Congress announced Monday that they've reached a deal with the Department of Education that allows the program to continue and take on new students.
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