Schools
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Montgomery County school employees to get raises
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Montgomery County public school employees are set to receive their first raise in three years under a tentative budget deal.
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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School to be closed Friday
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Louisa County is preparing to say goodbye to an elementary school that was damaged by last year's earthquake.
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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School's planetarium wows students
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At Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, the District's only in-school planetarium is helping students reach new worlds.
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D.C. teachers notified of job eliminations
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Hundreds of Washington, D.C. teachers were told Friday their jobs are being eliminated.
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Mercury exposure investigation completed at two Md. schools
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Two Charles County schools have been declared clear of hazardous materials after students were possibly exposed to mercury.
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Glenarden speed cameras placed in areas without schools
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Maryland's speed camera law dictates that speed enforcement equipment can be placed inside school zones throughout the state. How come, then, there are cameras on Glenarden Parkway where there's no school?
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Prince George's County middle schools to expand school day
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Prince George's County middle school students will be in class for 40 minutes longer beginning in August.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell asks Va. schools to limit tuition hikes
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Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking Virginia's public colleges and universities to limit tuition increases.
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New Turnaround Arts intiative targets failing schools
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Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are signing up for a new initiative with the Obama administration to adopt failing schools and help turn them around by integrating arts education throughout the schools.
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Virginia teacher charged with shooting at students with blank gun
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Virginia high school teacher Manuael Dillow is facing 12 felony charges for allegedly firing a blank gun in a classroom.
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Lillian Lowery named Maryland schools superintendent
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Lillian Lowery has been chosen as Maryland's next state superintendent of schools.
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Georgia kindergartner handcuffed after tantrum in school
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The parents of a Georgia kindergartner is demanding an apology after their daughter was handcuffed by police after throwing a temper tantrum in her classroom that injured the school's principal.
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Va. schools get about $22M from Mega Millions sales
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No one in Virginia may have won the Mega Millions jackpot, but lottery officials say the state's public schools were big winners.
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Homework doesn't help, study shows
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A new research challenges the idea that homework will improve a child’s study skills and grades.
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Arundel High School student charged with harassing classmate
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A Maryland high school student has been charged with harassing a classmate who complained online about being bullied.
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D.C. Schools bullying panel set to meet this week
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A panel created by District of Columbia Public Schools to help address the problem of bullying is scheduled to meet this week for the first time.
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Prince William County is changing the way students eat
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“The kids really feel empowered by being able to give their input as to what they like on their menus,” says father Eric Sledge.
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Schools to choose beef with 'pink slime' or not served to students
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The Agriculture Department is expected to announce Thursday that schools will be given the option to choose which beef to serve to students.
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