Education Coverage

Educators argue endlessly about the merits of one idea or another to improve schools. But with billions of dollars at stake, the Obama administration Thursday will lay out a novel federal system for keeping score.
 
Brother of Rawlings shot as he boards bus: Victim had left funeral of a 19-year-old gunned down on Halloween (Post, November 12, 2009)
 
Sidwell Friends deals with dark side of limelight: High-profile parents make private school a target for protesters (Post, November 12, 2009)
 
A valuable lesson pays off for Maryland students (Post, November 12, 2009)
 
At region's food programs, no recovery in sight: As prime giving season arrives, need continues to rise for meals, holiday fixings and pantry staples (Post, November 12, 2009)
 
Maryland universities defy order to regulate pornography (Post, November 11, 2009; 4:08 PM)
 
Quicker rebound seen for D.C. area: Expansion expected to help restore tax revenue, Moody's says (Post, November 11, 2009)
 
Naval Academy defends move to adjust image on national TV: Membership of color guard at World Series was revised to reflect school's diversity (Post, November 11, 2009)
 
Pr. George's schools may face fines over funding (Post, November 10, 2009)
 
Ratings have little to do with teaching (Post, November 9, 2009)
 
Finding fluency in language lessons: Silver Spring school mixes instruction in English, Spanish (Post, November 9, 2009)
 
Spec. Frederick Greene, 29 (Post, November 8, 2009)
 
For Va. Tech, no sign of relief: Beleaguered campus confronts connection to another tragedy (Post, November 8, 2009)
 
Va. unlikely to put charter schools on fast track: But advocates say political changes create opportunity (Post, November 8, 2009)
 
An exchange of perspectives on the Holocaust: Austrian officials talk with students, teachers at Jewish day school (Post, November 7, 2009)
 
Suspect in Fort Hood shootings attended mosque in Silver Spring (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
A comedian with a serious delivery: L.A. entertainer encourages Hispanic students to strive for college (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Parents appeal for help in search for missing daughter: "It's like she just fell off the face of the Earth," student's father says (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Montgomery might sue state over school funding law: Opinion that county didn't meet basic level could cost it millions (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
U-Md. students protest official's firing: Diversity post will become part time to cut costs, school says (Post, November 6, 2009)
 

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