Schools
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Michelle Rhee defends firing teachers, principals on This Week
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Former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee says she thinks she did the right thing when she fired teachers and principals. However, Rhee says she should have done it differently.
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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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Build helps D.C. students build business skills
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Build is a four-year program for at-risk high school students at Eastern, Roosevelt and Maya Angelou public charter school.
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D.C. school closures: Activists, attorneys to file lawsuit
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A group of activists and attorneys opposed to the closing of 15 D.C. Public Schools are suing the school system.
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Lone Star College: Fight leads to gunfire on Lone Star College campus in Houston
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Authorities offered no details about what led to the fight. One of the people involved had a student ID, and both people were wounded and hospitalized, Harris County Sheriff's Maj. Armando Tello said. A fourth person also was taken to a hospital for a medical condition, he said.
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DCPS to close and consolidate 15 schools
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Fifteen schools across five wards will be consolidated by the end of the 2013-2014 school year, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced Thursday.
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Education Week ranks Maryland schools No. 1, Virginia schools No. 4
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The annual report graded the states and the District of Columbia in six areas of policy and performance.
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Anne Arundel school start times may be pushed back
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Welcome news for some Maryland school kids: a petition is being delivered on Thursday to the superintendent of Anne Arundel County schools in hopes of pushing back school start times.
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Virginia school safety task force members named
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Gov. Bob McDonnell named the members of the Task Force of School and Campus Safety on Wednesday. It includes state and local leaders, lawmakers, public safety experts, parents and students.
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Maryland Gov. O'Malley announces $336 million in school funding
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration says $336 million in school construction funding and upgrades will be in the budget for the next fiscal year.
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D.C. Charter schools expel more students than public schools, Post finds
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An analysis by The Washington Post found charter schools expelled 676 students over the past three years, while the traditional public schools expelled 24 students.
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Alabama student tried to use homemade explosives in high school attack plot
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An eastern Alabama high school student faces an attempted assault charge after authorities say he planned to use homemade explosives in a terrorist attack on fellow students at his school.
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Sandy Hook students head back to school
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The Newtown schools superintendent says preparations have been made for a "normal" day, yet it will likely be anything but that when classes resume for Sandy Hook Elementary School students.
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Bates Middle School explosion in Annapolis leaves two hurt
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No students were hurt in the incident and the school will remain closed for the rest of the day.
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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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Francis Maguire arrested for Marymount University stabbing
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A Marymount University student has been charged with stabbing someone inside a dormitory on the campus of the Catholic school in Arlington.
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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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