Education


"I had no idea they were thinking like this," Kerri ReddickMorgan says of economic fears her children have raised.
Anxious Children
Amid free-falling stocks, shrinking retirement and college savings plans and skyrocketing foreclosures, it's not just adults who have been seized with uncertainty recently. A survey of 500 U.S. teens finds almost 70 percent fear an "immediate negative impact" on the security of their families. (By Brigid Schulte -- The Washington Post)

Prince George's

Interim Superintendent Takes Schools' Helm

Within hours of learning chief John E. Deasy would leave in February, the board chose William R. Hite Jr., Deasy's deputy, as interim superintendent of Maryland's second-largest school system.


A Head Start for the Medical-Minded

Aspiring doctors and technicians can get lessons in anatomy, disease or radiology before college, as high schools offer classes for students seeking a head start on training.


Tips for New Drivers

What makes a quality driving school? Two experts from AAA offered their suggestions Live Online.



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