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Teacher Stephanie Neal leads gifted third-graders at Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria through a vocabulary drill. From left are Michael Pezzuto, Keegan Lekus, Malaya Greaux, Eliza Booke, Sohail Nassiri and Lewi Abseno.
Teacher Stephanie Neal leads gifted third-graders at Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria through a vocabulary drill. From left are Michael Pezzuto, Keegan Lekus, Malaya Greaux, Eliza Booke, Sohail Nassiri and Lewi Abseno.

When Alexandria Superintendent Morton Sherman walks the halls of the city's schools and peers into classrooms, he can often guess whether the class he's watching is gifted.


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Alexandria Government News
Facing new Loudoun traffic circles, some find it hard to shift gears
(Post, November 30, 2009)

Five strikes against me in 2009
(By Jay Mathews, November 30, 2009)

Fairfax hungry for more revenue: TALK OF TAXING MEALS IS REVIVED
Officials across nation seek ways to avoid further cuts
(Post, November 29, 2009)

Council backs four-lane plan for Route 15: LEESBURG TO APPLY TO STATE Construction expected to start in about a year
(Post, November 29, 2009)

'This day, for me, lasts the whole year': Knights of Columbus volunteers rise early and work long hours to help others enjoy the holiday
(Post, November 26, 2009)
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Alexandria Schools News
Animal Watch: A raccoon's most wonderful time of the year
(Post, November 29, 2009)

Alexandria rethinks gifted education: MORE DIVERSITY SOUGHT IN CLASSES
Virginia also will study ways to boost minority enrollment
(Post, November 27, 2009)

3 men indicted in Md. man's death: Suspects in robbery and shooting in July have ties to MS-13
(Post, November 26, 2009)

crimereport: Crime Report
(Post, November 26, 2009)

homesales: Home Sales
(Post, November 26, 2009)
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Alexandria Crime News
3 men indicted in Md. man's death: Suspects in robbery and shooting in July have ties to MS-13
(Post, November 26, 2009)

Sketch of Alexandria robbery suspect released
(Post, November 25, 2009; 2:04 PM)

local digest: Local Digest
(Post, November 21, 2009)

Va. man set to plead guilty in Pagans Motorcycle Club case
(AP, November 17, 2009; 12:00 AM)

One daughter's secret revealed, ultimately too late: Another finds salvation as Centreville heroin ring is broken up
(Post, November 4, 2009)
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