Schools
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School residency fraud in Charles County targeted by officials
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Overcrowding at Charles County's newest high school is one thing, but the fact that officials say parents are committing residency fraud to send their students to North Point High School is leading to a crackdown.
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Healthy school lunches getting mixed reviews from students
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Leaner, greener school lunches served under new federal standards are getting mixed grades from students piling more carrots, more apples and fewer fatty foods on their trays.
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4-year-old briefly lost after school bus mixup
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The parents of a Silver Spring pre-kindergartener and Montgomery County Schools officials are in disagreement over why the 4-year-old ended up getting lost for nearly two hours after being dropped off by a county school bus.
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William R. Hite Jr., Prince George's schools chief, to leave early
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The outgoing Prince George's County schools superintendent is being released from his contract early.
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Prince George's County offering free SAT exams
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The Prince George’s County Public Schools is offering free SAT tests to seniors in October.
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Northwestern High School student stabbed
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School officials at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville will send letters home to parents Thursday, following a stabbing near the school that left a 17-year-old student injured and another student arrested.
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D.C. Public Schools teachers get performance raises
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Some D.C. schools have too many students and others are nearly empty. To help balance this out, under a new teacher pay initiative, high-performing teachers in low-income schools will be rewarded.
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Traffic troubles expected with start of the school year
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AAA has dubbed the Tuesday after Labor Day "Terrible Traffic Tuesday," which marks the end of summer's lighter than normal traffic thanks, in part, to students heading back to class.
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Roosevelt High named among nation's best schools
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Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland is featured in a new book called “The Achievable Dream,” touting it as one of the best schools in the country.
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Drew Brees on physical fitness, childhood obesity and staying active
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Not only is New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees one of the top players in football, he's also a leading advocate for physical fitness among kids. Check out his tips on keeping your kids active and healthy.
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LA school accident: nine children, two others hit, injured by driver
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The screams of women and children didn't cause a 100-year-old driver to stop as he backed his large powder blue Cadillac onto a sidewalk across from an elementary school and hit 11 people, including nine children.
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Robert Gladden: Attorney says Gladden brought gun for defense
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The attorney for the teen accused of opening fire at Perry Hall High School this week says that the teenager brought the shotgun to Perry Hall High School only to intimidate bullies and not cause harm.
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Perry Hall High School shooting: Robert Gladden Jr. charged as adult
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Robert Wayne Gladden, Jr., a 15-year-old student at Perry Hall High School, has been charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a 17-year-old student on campus Monday morning.
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Retro lunch box photos
Get ready for a blast into your lunchroom past! Here are some of the coolest, retro lunch boxes that held all of those beloved Wonder Bread sandwiches and Twinkies.
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Back to school: D.C.-area enrollment up
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As students in the District and Montgomery, Howard and Frederick counties head back to class Monday, officials say enrollment is rising in some schools around the Washington region.
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Montgomery County school principal making house calls
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As students in the Montgomery County school district prepare to head back to class on Monday, one principal is making house calls to give his students a head start.
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Frederick County schools may change cell phone policy
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Superintendent Terry Alban says it's time to update a policy that generally requires students to keep their cellphones off and out of sight during school hours.
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Frederick County to install cameras on school buses
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By the end of the school year, 40 school buses in Frederick will have cameras. And the county will install more as needed. Each one will start rolling as soon as the bus activates its stop sign.
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