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Almost everyone has a grandparent who claims to have walked two miles to school every morning. Uphill. In the snow. Etc.
The Fairfax County School Board took a sharp detour from America's aversion to learning foreign languages when it adopted an ambitious goal in 2006 that language instruction should start early and graduates should be able to speak two languages.
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At hearing, teachers assail Rhee over layoffs (washingtonpost.com, October 29, 2009; 10:57 AM)
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Rhee has asked how to regain teachers' trust, principals say (Post, October 28, 2009)
Jay Mathews: Major changes at 2 troubled D.C. high schools (Post, October 26, 2009)
Swine flu vaccination clinics in the D.C. area (Post, October 23, 2009)
Georgetown student advertises for a personal assistant: The successful applicant will do laundry, gas up the car and handle other 'everyday tasks' for busy sophomore (Post, October 22, 2009)
D.C. students say schools' sex education is antiquate: Survey finds teens don't like talking to nurses, reject condom brand (Post, October 22, 2009)
Swine flu suspected in increase of school absences (Post, October 21, 2009; 9:59 AM)
D.C. teacher contract talks still stuck: Fallout from layoffs is cited, with no bargaining sessions set (Post, October 21, 2009)
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Union Leaders Press D.C. Council to Probe Rhee's Layoffs (Post, October 17, 2009)
Where to Get Flu Immunizations in the D.C. Area (Post, October 16, 2009)
Those Grocery Store Loyalty Cards Pay Off for Schools (By John Kelly, October 15, 2009)
Courtland Milloy: No Use in Studying for This Test (By Courtland Milloy, October 14, 2009)
Marie Reed Elementary Embraces Japanese 'Lesson Study': Professional Development Model Gets Inside Students' Minds (Post, October 11, 2009)
Local Educators Study Promising Japanese Teaching Method (Post, October 9, 2009; 3:47 PM)
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