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| Rhee Seeks New Way To Avert Violence |
(Fri, 21 Nov 2008)
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| Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee told the D.C. Council yesterday that the District needs to completely rethink its approach to preventing school violence, with a better trained security force but also by teaching students to manage conflicts before they spiral out of control.
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Author: Bill Turque |
Category: Rhee |
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| Official Seeks to Make Inauguration Day a Holiday |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| A Montgomery County school board member is offering a resolution to declare Inauguration Day a holiday in Maryland's largest school system, against the recommendation of Superintendent Jerry D. Weast.
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Author: Daniel de Vise |
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| 'Playing the Market' Gets New Meaning at Schools |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| Manassas sixth-grader Anthony DiRenzo said it has been a long-standing tradition to meet his dad in front of the television at 6:30 each night to watch PBS's "Nightly Business Report."
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Author: Jennifer Buske |
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| High School Gymnastics, Indoor Track Are in Jeopardy in Fairfax County |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| Fairfax County high school gymnastics and indoor track could be eliminated when the 2010 budget is adopted in May as the school district copes with a $170 million shortfall. School officials say the measure would affect about 2,600 athletes and save the county an estimated $471,000.
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Author: B.J. Koubaroulis |
Category: High |
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| Program Lets Students, Parents Learn Together |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| For Deanna Gilliam-Oxley and her sons, who recently moved to Silver Spring from New York, winter means snowboarding and playing outside.
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Author: Julie Rasicot |
Category: Program |
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| Rhee Proposes Parent Academy, Better Security |
(Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
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| Revamped security and discipline policies, more specialized schools, a "Parent Academy" to help District parents take charge of their children's education and the possibility of more school closures are part of the long-term vision proposed by Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee in a new document.
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Author: Bill Turque |
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| An Elder Statesman Calls For Youth to Lead the Way |
(Wed, 19 Nov 2008)
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| The 655 girls of the private Holton-Arms School in Bethesda had read about Desmond Tutu. They knew him in the abstract as a great man: archbishop emeritus of Cape Town; the warrior against South African apartheid; the winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. A profoundly dignified figure.
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Author: Nelson Hernandez |
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| Union Chiefs And Rhee Will Meet |
(Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
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| D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten will meet in an effort to move the District and the Washington Teachers' Union toward a tentative agreement on a new contract, both leaders said yesterday.
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Author: Bill Turque |
Category: Union |
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| N.Y. Probes Student Insurance |
(Tue, 18 Nov 2008)
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| Georgetown University has received a subpoena from New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo as part of a broader investigation into how colleges interact with health insurance providers.
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Author: Susan Kinzie |
Category: N.Y. |
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| College Leaders' Salaries Climb |
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
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| Just as tuition has been rising more quickly than inflation, state college presidents' compensation has been growing faster than other costs of living, and some private university chiefs' annual pay exceeds $1 million, according to an annual survey being released today by the Chronicle of Higher...
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Author: Susan Kinzie |
Category: College |
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| Keeping Notes Afloat in Class |
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
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| Third-graders at Hunters Woods Elementary School are required to learn the fundamentals of the violin. They know how to stand up straight, how to hold their instruments and how to use the tippy tips of their fingers when they press on the strings so they don't make what their teacher calls "an icky...
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Author: Michael Alison Chandler |
Category: Keeping |
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| Lessons Learned About the Benefits of Preschool |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| Dear Extra Credit: Christian N. Braunlich and you ["Questioning the Benefits of Preschool for the Middle Class," Oct. 23] missed the mark in your comments on the effects of a high-quality early-childhood education. First, a number of studies replicated the very positive results of the Perry...
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Author: Post |
Category: Lessons |
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| Teenagers in Foster Care Get a Lesson in Finance |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| A dozen teenagers gathered their swivel chairs around a conference table on a recent afternoon and talked about the credit crisis, or more specifically, how to avoid one of their own.
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Author: Michael Alison Chandler |
Category: Teenagers |
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| High Schools Meet Goals On State Testing |
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
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| All three school systems in Southern Maryland met their adequate yearly progress goals for high schools based on standardized tests, according to data released Friday by the Maryland State Department of Education.
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Author: Jenna Johnson |
Category: High |
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| Kids Fuse Legos and Robotics at Competition |
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
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| Otto Voettiner's hands shook slightly as he lined up his team's robot and released it along a Lego-filled course. The robot, Billybot, had a seemingly simple mission: to cross the table, lift a red ring with its long, gray fingers and return to base.
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Author: Michael Alison Chandler |
Category: Kids |
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| Not Everyone Wants to Move Toward Rating Educators by Student Progress |
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
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| For a while, the fight over how to improve public schools seemed to be quieting down. During the presidential campaign, Republican and Democratic education advisers happily finished each other's sentences on such issues as expanding charter schools, recruiting better teachers and, in particular,...
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Author: Jay Mathews |
Category: Not |
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| Fenty, Rhee Look for Ways Around Union |
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008)
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| Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee are discussing a dramatic expansion of their effort to remove ineffective teachers by restoring the District's power to create nonunionized charter schools and seeking federal legislation declaring the school system in a "state of...
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Author: Bill Turque |
Category: Fenty, |
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| Which School Will Pass the Obamas' Test? |
(Fri, 14 Nov 2008)
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| A conversation at a Starbucks on MacArthur Boulevard this week:
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Author: Valerie Strauss |
Category: Which |
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| Historic Marks for Pr. George's Schools |
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008)
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| The Prince George's County school system made "significant progress" in the 2007-08 school year, the first time it has met Maryland academic standards since a new testing regimen began in 2003, state officials announced yesterday.
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Author: Nelson Hernandez |
Category: Historic |
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| Anxious Residents Look to Lanier |
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008)
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| D.C. police are investigating what they described as a surge in crime in Northwest's Petworth neighborhood after one man was found fatally shot and a drive-by shooting injured two people last weekend. A fusillade of bullets damaged cars in a third incident, officials said, but no one was injured.
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Author: Theola Labbé-DeBose |
Category: Anxious |
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| Loudoun Considers New School Zones |
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008)
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| Facing budget constraints that will delay school construction, Loudoun County officials might have to redraw the attendance boundaries of as many as 34 schools to alleviate crowding, Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III said last week.
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Author: Michael Birnbaum |
Category: Loudoun |
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| At Va. School Cafeteria, It's Fine to Mix It Up |
(Fri, 14 Nov 2008)
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| Although Barack Obama's election last week as the 44th president broke a racial barrier at the highest level of political power, one place in American society remains almost as segregated as ever: school cafeterias.
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Author: Michael Birnbaum |
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| Barofsky Nominated to Oversee Bailout |
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008)
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| Neil M. Barofsky, who was nominated yesterday to be the chief watchdog of the $700 billion bailout program, has spent his career as a federal prosecutor going after everyone from perpetrators of esoteric multibillion-dollar accounting frauds to South American drug lords with names such as "El Gordo"...
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Author: Amit R. Paley |
Category: Barofsky |
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| Grassley Calls for Treasury Tax Decision Probe |
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008)
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| A key senator called yesterday for an investigation by the Treasury Department's top watchdog into a tax policy decision that will provide a windfall to the banking industry that tax analysts say could reach $140 billion.
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Author: Amit R. Paley |
Category: Grassley |
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| At the Mall, 'Twilight's' Future Looks Bright |
(Fri, 14 Nov 2008)
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| Ah, teen love. What is it without angst? What 13-year-old girl would not stand outside in the frigid cold at 4 a.m. for the chance to bask in the personal glow of her passion? What true believer would blanch at being pressed against a police barricade, as the crowd behind her surges forward in ho...
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Author: Jennifer Frey |
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| D.C. Area Schools Debate Canceling Classes Jan. 20 |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| The Prince George's County school board is to vote today on an emergency resolution to close schools Jan. 20 to mark "a day of great historical significance, in that the first African American President of the United States of America will be inaugurated." Loudoun County's school board voted Tuesday...
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Author: Daniel de Vise and Megan Greenwell |
Category: D.C. |
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| Arts Integration Aids Students' Grasp of Academics |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| Teacher Karen McKiernan's science class at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School seemed more like a lesson in art appreciation than the laws of physics as students focused on a poster of an abstract painting propped against the blackboard.
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Author: Julie Rasicot |
Category: Arts |
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| Tool Translates Test Scores Into Reading Lists |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| The Virginia Department of Education has unveiled a tool that teachers and parents can use to select books that interest young readers and help them improve their skills.
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Author: Maria Glod |
Category: Tool |
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| Two Boys, 13, Accused Of Setting Fire on Bus |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| Two Waldorf middle school students were referred to juvenile authorities last week after they apparently set fire to a seat on a crowded school bus, officials said.
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Author: Matt Zapotosky |
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| Sixth Floor Sought In Development |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| The developer of a mixed-use student housing project in College Park plans to add an extra floor to his building, which would allow it to offer 30 more residential units and 112 additional beds for undergraduates.
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Author: Jonah Schuman |
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| Chatterly U: Academia's Yarn Ball of Excellence |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| It's the time of year when high school seniors are applying to colleges. And that can mean only one thing: college visits, those trips eager students take with Mom and/or Dad to scope out universities. Here's a transcript of one college presentation I attended recently.
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Author: John Kelly |
Category: Chatterly |
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| It's Edwards in a Landslide |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| Some final local notes on last week's election. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D) was reelected to Congress last week with 85.8 percent of the vote, according to an early and informal count, giving her the widest margin of victory in Maryland's 4th Congressional District since 2000.
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Author: Rosalind S. Helderman and Nelson Hernandez |
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| Legal Scholar To Head Hopkins |
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008)
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| Johns Hopkins University tapped its 14th president yesterday, naming University of Pennsylvania Provost Ronald J. Daniels to wrestle with the looming challenges of heading the prestigious research university at a time of severe economic problems facing higher education.
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Author: Valerie Strauss |
Category: Legal |
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| Graduating ASAP, if Not on State Timeline |
(Tue, 11 Nov 2008)
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| An hour and a half after his night shift ended at the grocery store, Jefferson Lara is sitting in art class, sketching warriors -- strong and armored.
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Author: Theresa Vargas |
Category: Graduating |
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| Delay to Be Sought In Charles Court Pick |
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008)
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| State Sen. Thomas M. Middleton plans to request that the governor delay appointing a judge to the Charles County Circuit Court because of concerns over the racial diversity of the candidate pool.
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Author: Megan Greenwell |
Category: Delay |
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| Struggling Economy Puts Colleges in a Tight Spot |
(Tue, 11 Nov 2008)
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| The economic crisis hit home at Frostburg State University quite suddenly, just as students were arriving for the start of the school year: A lender told financial aid director Angie Hovatter on Aug. 25 that it would not have money for about 200 student loans -- money she thought they were going to...
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Author: Susan Kinzie and Valerie Strauss |
Category: Struggling |
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| Election Confirms Changes in Charles |
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008)
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| Real estate agents still promote the "rural flavor" of Charles County, noting the horse farms that dot the Southern Maryland landscape. But the Nov. 4 election results -- with an overwhelming victory for Barack Obama in the county -- confirm what developers and demographers have been saying:
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Author: Megan Greenwell |
Category: Election |
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| New St. Mary's School Helps Students Navigate 9th Grade |
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008)
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| Teacher Rebecca Cline was walking her ninth-grade class through the intricacies of scientific notation when, in the back of the room, a student rested his head on his desk. Another instructor quickly stepped in to get him back on task, which was no surprise. Classes at the newly opened Fairlead...
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Author: Jenna Johnson |
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| A Crucial Decision For the Obamas: Public or Private? |
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008)
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| Like many parents moving their children to Washington, Barack and Michelle Obama will be told to avoid D.C. public schools. Is that good advice?
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Author: Jay Mathews |
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| Money Fears Become Real For Md., Va. Public Schools |
(Tue, 11 Nov 2008)
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| Leaders of the region's two largest school systems outlined yesterday their grimmest scenarios to date for how looming budget shortfalls could play out in classrooms, with Fairfax County facing an average increase of 2 1/2 students per class and Montgomery County forced to renegotiate teacher pay...
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Author: Michael Alison Chandler and Daniel de Vise |
Category: Money |
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| Expecting Longer Lives With Greater Risk, Reward |
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008)
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| Like many people her age, Jennifer Holden wants to be on her own. But for the 20-year-old Springfield woman, crossing streets can be frightening. Keeping track of money is difficult. And fending for herself is challenging at times for a person who loves to read but has difficulty with novels abov...
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Author: Fredrick Kunkle |
Category: Expecting |
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| Overhauling D.C. School Overcome by Violence |
(Sun, 09 Nov 2008)
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| D.C. Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee has dispatched a team of administrators and extra security to an Anacostia middle school where three teachers have been assaulted, a 14-year-old was charged with carrying a shotgun and students have run the hallways discharging fire extinguishers.
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Author: Bill Turque |
Category: Overhauling |
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| For Amateur Swimmers, the Cost of Success Does Not Suit Everyone |
(Sun, 09 Nov 2008)
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| The futuristic swimsuits worn by nearly every competitor at the Beijing Olympics are generating an aquatic version of class warfare.
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Author: Amy Shipley |
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| A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks |
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008)
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| The financial world was fixated on Capitol Hill as Congress battled over the Bush administration's request for a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry. In the midst of this late-September drama, the Treasury Department issued a five-sentence notice that attracted almost no public attention.
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Author: Amit R. Paley |
Category: A |
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| Weast Faces More-Challenging Board |
(Sat, 08 Nov 2008)
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| The election of one newcomer to the Montgomery County Board of Education and apparent election of another this week leaves one person on the eight-member panel who was part of the group that hired Jerry D. Weast as superintendent nine years ago.
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Author: Daniel de Vise |
Category: Weast |
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| A Leap of Love |
(Sun, 09 Nov 2008)
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| Jonny and Madeleine, the eighth and ninth children in the Curtis family, were born 54 weeks apart but grew up in many ways like twins. Best friends from the beginning, they learned to walk and sound out words together. But Madeleine's development soon outpaced her older brother's.
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Author: Michael Alison Chandler |
Category: A |
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| Man, 20, Charged In Bus Shooting |
(Sun, 09 Nov 2008)
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| Montgomery County police said yesterday that they had arrested a 20-year-old Takoma Park man, who is allegedly affiliated with a Latino gang, in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old honor student on a crowded bus in Silver Spring on Nov. 1.
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Author: Daniel de Vise and Aaron C. Davis |
Category: Man, |
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| Pr. William Schools Lose Pillar |
(Sun, 09 Nov 2008)
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| Pamela Gauch never wanted to be the Prince William County school superintendent. And in her nearly 25 years as a local educator, she has never really needed the prominent title to deftly steer the school system into the high-stakes testing era.
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