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Local Education News
9 ways to pick a great school for your child
It takes some effort, but if you want to be sure your child's new school is good, there are clever ways to make it happen.
Are public schools unfairly blamed for America's economic woes?
A professor writes that contrary to popular opinion today, it is not American business that is the great success story and public education the dismal failure. Public schools are being unfairly blamed for America's economic woes.
Ex-Fairfax County school bus driver convicted on child porn charges
A jury has convicted a former Fairfax County school bus driver of eight counts of possession of child pornography and recommended he serve 180 days in jail, attorneys said.
Parent Trigger proposal would convert failing charters to neighborhood schools — Amazing report
From an Onionesque education journal: As lawmakers seek ways to drive change and empower parents, a new proposal that builds on the Parent Trigger law would allow California parents to force charter operators to turn their charters into neighborhood schools.
Alexandria firefighters to be off during funeral, schools to dismiss early
It's part of Alexandria's plans to honor a paramedic killed in the line of duty last week.
Debate continues over Loudoun high school site as deadline approaches
Some residents in the Lansdowne community where the school would be built are heightening their opposition to the deal.
Charter school enrollment up 8 percent in DC; enrollment in traditional schools down slightly
WASHINGTON -- Enrollment in District of Columbia charter schools is up 8 percent over last year.
Va. House passes bill to phase in 3-year contracts for public school teachers
RICHMOND, Va. -- It would be easier for officials to remove Virginia teachers from their public school jobs under legislation that the House of Delegates passed on Monday.
'Scrooge of Valentine's Day' backs down: Md. school can celebrate holiday again
Walkersville Elementary officials reverse course after a valentines ban last year because of "inappropriate interactions between boys and girls in the classroom."
Whitney Houston Elementary School pays tribute — and her former principal remembers her
The students and staff at New Jersey' Whitney E. Houston Academy pay tribute to the late singer today. And her former principal, who is still there, remembers her.
Man, 19, arrested for firing shots following brawl at Va. high school
Johnnie Kamara is accused of firing several gunshots, one grazing a woman in the head, after a high school basketball game Friday night.
Man, 19, arrested in shootings after high school basketball game in Prince William County
DUMFRIES, Va. -- Prince William County police say a man has been arrested in shootings that stemmed from a fight after a high school basketball game in Dumfries.
Fighting over school fad with meager results
Block scheduling has become a big thing in American high schools, but the research supporting it is nonexistent and parents are rebelling.
Virginia school district may ban cross-gender dressing
A Virginia school district is considering a ban on cross-dressing as an anti-bullying measure.
Woman shot following fight at Woodbridge high school
Police said she was a pedestrian who had not been involved in the fight.
Fairfax County police: 15-year-old girl sexually assaulted while walking to school bus
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Fairfax County police say a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while waking to catch a school bus in the Fair Oaks area.
The loss of solitude in schools
I have often heard from teachers that many students today don't know how to stop talking -- that they lack the practice of stilling themselves with a book or problem
Police: Teen assaulted on way to school bus in Fair Oaks
The suspect followed the girl, made sexual comments and then touched her innapropriately around 6:20 a.m., near the intersection of Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive, police said.
New count could cut high school graduation rates 20 percent
High school graduation rates in the District, long thought to be inflated by generous counting methods, will be adjusted downward by about 20 percent under a new, more accurate formula.
Md. teacher charged with sexual abuse of 16-year-old student at school
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with having sex with a student at the Maryland school where she taught.
Prince George's County elementary school adds Chinese immersion program to curriculum
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Prince George's County teacher lifted a foam object from an orange bucket in her lap and waited for someone in the kindergarten class to identify its shape. Not in English. Not even in Spanish. Instead, the answer came in another language gaining popularity in American classrooms.
21-year-old DC man charged in sexual assault at southeast elementary school
WASHINGTON -- Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault at an elementary school in southeast Washington.
DC Council chairman wants charter schools facilities allowance at least $3,000 per student
WASHINGTON -- D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown is urging Mayor Vincent Gray to keep funding for public charter school facilities at least $3,000 per student.
Taking a stand for 'the whole child' approach to school reform
The White House recently launched their We The People initiative that gives Americans a "new way to petition the Obama administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our country." At ASCD, we are taking President Obama up on his offer to support "a whole child approach" to education reform.
DC officials say school bus drivers were among top offenders in unemployment benefits scam
WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia officials say school bus drivers are among the top 10 offenders in a scheme to collect unemployment benefits while employed by district government.
OSSE bus drivers among top offenders in city unemployment fraud, Nathan says
Attorney general says school bus drivers are among the top 10 offenders in a scheme to collect unemployment benefits while still holding their jobs.
Maryland school bus driver pleads guilty to child pornography charges
GREENBELT, Md. -- A Maryland man who drove a school bus has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.
Bill allowing home-schooled students to play for public school varsity rolls toward final vote
RICHMOND, Va. -- Legislation to allow home-schooled children to play on the varsity teams of public schools they don't attend has sailed easily to a House vote on final passage.
Sex abuse probe leads to removal of school's entire staff
The entire staff of a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed and replaced this week after the arrest of two of the school's veteran teachers on sex-abuse charges.
Former Maryland school bus driver pleads guilty to child porn charges
A former school bus driver pleaded guilty Feb. 7 to two counts of producing child pornography, authorities said.
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