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To the history teacher at one of the country's biggest Jewish schools, it was a chance to show her students that Europe didn't freeze in place at the end of World War II. To the Austrian officials, it was an opportunity to talk about how their country deals with its past with a curious group of...
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Comedian urges Hispanic students to stay in school: L.A. entertainer encourages Hispanic students to strive for college (Post, November 6, 2009)
Search continues for Virginia Tech student last seen Oct. 17: "It's like she just fell off the face of the Earth," student's father says (Post, November 6, 2009)
Mental health hearing for mother who left girl in Va. creek (Post, November 6, 2009)
Mental health hearing for mother who left girl in Va. creek (Post, November 6, 2009)
U-Md. students protest firing of diversity officer: Diversity post will become part time to cut costs, school says (Post, November 6, 2009)
Montgomery County might sue Md. over school funding law: Opinion that county didn't meet basic level could cost it millions (Post, November 6, 2009)
NFL player from Sierra Leone gives $2 million to U-Md.: Immigrant uses NFL success to give $2 million to U-Md. for health initiatives center (Post, November 5, 2009)
Montgomery school budget action could cost millions in fines (Post, November 5, 2009)
ELECTION ANNIVERSARY: Obama marks election anniversary by talking education at Wisconsin school (Post, November 5, 2009)
Foundation giving is expectedto drop more than 10% in '09 (Post, November 5, 2009)
Ex-D.C. teachers union chief no longer in federal custody (Post, November 5, 2009)
U-Md. to create center to focus on public health initiatives (Post, November 4, 2009; 10:34 AM)
Md., Va. dip toes in charter school waters, as D.C. student numbers soar: D.C. could soon have 38 percent of its students in the nontraditional facilities (Post, November 5, 2009)
College students shunning swine flu vaccine, poll shows: College students jaywalk, pound energy drinks, forgo sleep -- and sniff at the H1N1 virus. (Post, November 4, 2009)
Class Struggle: In math, the readiness is all (Post, November 5, 2009)
Obama to spotlight education reform efforts (Post, November 3, 2009; 3:37 PM)
Black & Decker to merge with Stanley: Tool rivals to join in $4.5 billion deal amid construction slowdown (Post, November 3, 2009)
D.C. area families board students at local private schools: Private school families say boarding makes sense in Washington region (Post, November 3, 2009)
Report says aid kept, added 7,000 D.C. area education jobs: Report details effects of funding in D.C., Va., Md. (Post, November 3, 2009)
Vigil counters 2nd anti-gay attack on a Georgetown student: Another campus vigil held; university officials team with city police (Post, November 3, 2009)
The Answer Sheet: The feuding is getting in the way (Valerie Strauss, November 2, 2009)
Ex-president of GWU leads in survey of pay in 2007-08: Among private school chiefs, Trachtenberg's $3.7 million beat No. 2 by $2 million (Post, November 2, 2009)
Parents can plumb the Web for data on private schools: With a few clicks, families can comb a national survey for often closely held details (Post, November 2, 2009)
Evaluating D.C. teachers a confusing job (Post, November 2, 2009)
D.C. has long history of troubled education reform: PERSONALITIES, POLITICS THORNY
New tumult reflected in pace of Rhee's changes (Post, October 31, 2009; 9:08 PM)
D.C. has long history of troubled education reform: Personalities, politics thorny New tumult reflected in pace of Rhee's changes (Post, November 1, 2009)
UDC board of trustees about to have 10 vacancies: PANEL TO HAVE 10 VACANCIES
Fenty accused of stalling appointments (Post, October 31, 2009)
Pr. William woman who left daughter in creek could serve time in mental hospital: Va. mother who left girl in creek could serve part of term in hospital (Post, October 31, 2009)
For bouncers at college bars, Halloween costumes can be tricky (Post, October 30, 2009; 3:35 PM)
Georgetown University rally denounces anti-gay violence (Post, October 31, 2009)
Md. scientist said he gave Israelis secrets, prosecutors say: Maryland man made claim to undercover FBI agent, prosecutors say (Post, October 30, 2009)
Md. scientist said he gave Israelis secrets, prosecutors say (Post, October 30, 2009)
4 Va. students behind racist symbols can return in January (Post, October 30, 2009)
Opposition to Montgomery, Md., School Closing: In Montgomery, 100 join fight against plan for Monocacy Elementary (Post, October 30, 2009)
D.C., U.K. corporate law firms discuss possible merger: Hogan & Hartson, Lovells would combine to form a global giant (Post, October 30, 2009)
United Way error leaves 3 nonprofits off CFC list (Post, October 29, 2009; 6:28 PM)
H1N1, other illnesses jack up D.C. area school absences: MANY CAMPUSES REMAIN OPEN
'There's a lot of scrambling' (Post, October 30, 2009)
At hearing, tensions grow between Rhee, council over cuts (Post, October 30, 2009)
At hearing, teachers assail Rhee over layoffs (washingtonpost.com, October 29, 2009; 10:57 AM)
Montgomery County residents fight school's closure (Post, October 29, 2009; 12:18 AM)
D.C. schools strive to show enrollment growth in audit: D.C. schools go all out for enrollment audit, in hopes long decline may end (Post, October 29, 2009)
Montgomery to launch campaign on parking lot safety (Post, October 29, 2009)
County schools flock to Facebook, Twitter, blogs to keep community informed: County schools flock to Facebook, Twitter, blogs to keep parents, students, alumni informed (Post, October 29, 2009)
Montgomery official offers plan to build, expand schools: Growing Clarksburg would benefit from superintendent's plan (Post, October 29, 2009)
Purcellville trail is named for a teacher and a developer: Developer donates land used by popular teacher so it will remain a resource for nature education (Post, November 1, 2009)
Siblings return to hospital where they were born: Siblings return to hospital where they were born (Post, October 28, 2009)
Surviving quintuplets celebrate 18th birthday: Siblings return to hospital where they were born (Post, October 27, 2009; 9:52 PM)
NTSB says pilot error probably caused fatal Md. medevac crash: Report suspects pilot error as cause 'The taxpayers of Maryland should be disappointed' (Post, October 28, 2009)
States not protecting student privacy, study finds: Collection systems for education appear vast and vulnerable (Post, October 28, 2009)
Washington might look to Baltimore for innovative ideas in special education (Post, October 29, 2009)
Prince William students to appealpenalty for racist symbols: Prince William officials recommend expulsion for August incident (Post, October 28, 2009)
Bank of America to give $20M in grants to nonprofits (Post, October 27, 2009; 6:06 PM)
Anonymous donor gives $2.5 million to Catholic University (Post, October 27, 2009; 4:20 PM)
Rhee has asked how to regain teachers' trust, principals say (Post, October 28, 2009)
High school drama students save 'Chicago': Churchill revisits script changes that doomed show (Post, October 28, 2009)
JMU students charged for reporting news (Post, October 27, 2009; 11:06 AM)
Montgomery, Md., schools back higher dropout age: Board calls for action by Md. after decline in county graduation rate (Post, October 28, 2009)
Bill and Melinda Gates to Lobby for Global Health Funds: Couple to make case that money 'is making a huge difference' (Post, October 27, 2009)
NRC to build Bethesda office tower: Agency expansion a boost to commercial real estate market (Post, October 27, 2009)
Clinton discourages anti-defamation laws to protect religion: Islamic countries seek to restrict freedom to criticize religions (Post, October 27, 2009)
Woman found dead in Reston apartment (Post, October 26, 2009; 5:52 PM)
Man with Halloween mask robs Loudoun bank (Post, October 26, 2009; 3:10 PM)
Federal programs give disadvantaged extra help in college: Federal programs help disadvantaged students succeed in college (Post, October 26, 2009)
THEODORE R. SIZER, 77: Progressive educator, author Theodore R. Sizer dies at 77 (Post, October 26, 2009)
Jay Mathews: Major changes at 2 troubled D.C. high schools (Post, October 26, 2009)
U-Va., U-Md. Astronomers Find Saturn Ring (Post, October 25, 2009)
Man is shot and killed by D.C. police officer: Suspect involved in NW struggle was armed, authorities say (Post, October 25, 2009)
D.C. police academy cadets honor officer slain in 1920: D.C. police academy cadets put a name on the grave of a young officer slain in 1920 (Post, October 25, 2009)
Man is shot and killed by D.C. police officer: Suspect involved in NW struggle was armed, authorities say (Post, October 25, 2009)
Md. commission blocks online degree program (Post, October 25, 2009)
Cameras will continue to guard Fairfax cafeteria food: Surveillance helping cut theft by students, Fairfax board says (Post, October 25, 2009)
William and Mary students elect transgender homecoming queen (Post, October 24, 2009; 4:28 PM)
2 Montgomery elementary schools to be merged: West county enrollment falling, Monocacy pupils will attend Poolesville (Post, October 24, 2009)
Leader in education reform dies of colon cancer (Post, October 23, 2009; 4:53 PM)
Prominent Jewish school receives largest gift to date (Post, October 23, 2009; 4:00 PM)
Proposal would close Montgomery elementary school (Post, October 23, 2009; 4:30 PM)
U-Md. can't offer online program available at Morgan State (Post, October 23, 2009; 4:01 PM)
Landon School becomes a crime scene for forensics class: Forensic science class turns to 'crime' to see textbook theories in action (Post, October 24, 2009)
Report: Cuts to youth sports contribute to obesity, violence (Post, October 23, 2009; 3:13 PM)
'Big Brother' to continue watching Fairfax high school cafeterias (Post, October 23, 2009; 12:47 PM)
U-Va. students are using DNA to try to make a 'new machine': U-Va. students are using 'BioBricks' to try to build an original life form (Post, October 23, 2009)
Obituaries: Theodore R. Sizer, 77; educator, author worked to improve public schools (Post, October 22, 2009; 10:14 PM)
D.C. police fatally shoot man they say was armed in NE (Post, October 22, 2009)
Duo release another video of their meeting with ACORN worker: Latest footage has audio of two conservatives but not of the staff member (Post, October 22, 2009)
Solar energy system planned at Catholic U. (Post, October 22, 2009)
Search continues for Va. Tech student (Post, October 21, 2009; 5:07 PM)
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)
For young players, tips from the maestro (Post, October 22, 2009)
Jay Mathews: What should Fairfax do about Jefferson grades? (Post, October 22, 2009)
D.C. teacher contract talks still stuck: Fallout from layoffs is cited, with no bargaining sessions set (Post, October 21, 2009)
Loudoun uses education reserves to help fill shortfall: Move irks School Board, which had been saving money for lean years: Move irks School Board, which had been saving money for lean years (Post, October 21, 2009)
Flood disrupts day at Rockville high school (Post, October 20, 2009; 4:59 PM)
Citing gap, O'Malley urges Md. superintendents to cut costs (Post, October 21, 2009)
College Costs, Student Aid Continue to Rise: Increased student aid keeps the 'net price' in check, report says (Post, October 21, 2009)
Head of French university suspended in alleged scheme involving Chinese students: Toulon campus accused of bribery in accepting students from China (Post, October 20, 2009)
Fire that destroyed D.C. mansion and art ruled accidental: Report rules blaze was accidental; water-supply improvements outlined (Post, October 20, 2009)
Movie-theater church loses spot at Union Station: Congregation seeks a similar place to hold services (Post, October 20, 2009)
Md. man profited from drugs meant for Africa's needy (Post, October 20, 2009)
Obama greets young readers at Montgomery school: Obama talks books with lunch crowd at Viers Mill (Post, October 20, 2009)
Report says stimulus saved education jobs, but deficits loom: But school officials warn of state funding deficits, future staff cuts (Post, October 20, 2009)
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