<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Prince William </title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/va/princewilliam?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><description>Prince William </description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[County Teachers to Get Tailored Career Development]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11114-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11114-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ By the beginning of the 2006-07 academic year, schoolteachers in Prince William County should have a new professional development program offering courses that will be more specialized and tailored to their experience levels, school administrators said last week.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Schools Chief Plans to Listen, Learn]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10711-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10711-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Steven L. Walts, Prince William County's first new school superintendent in 18 years, made his debut yesterday, telling parents and school administrators that he wants to close the achievement gap between minorities and whites and be an approachable leader.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy in Prince William School Siege Is Released]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10765-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10765-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A former Bull Run Middle School student who smuggled guns and ammunition into the building and briefly held a group of people hostage last year was released by the Department of Juvenile Justice this week, the Prince William County commonwealth's attorney's office said yesterday.]]></description><author> Tara Young</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[15-Year-Old Charged in Charter School Arson]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7958-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7958-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A 15-year-old student was arrested yesterday and charged as a juvenile in the first of two arsons that badly damaged a Northeast Washington charter school in December, officials said.]]></description><author> Del Quentin Wilber</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picking a School Is a Multiple-Choice Question]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1132-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1132-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Washington area parents enjoy an increasing choice of schools for their children. There are regular public schools, magnet public schools, charter public schools and, for parents with enough money, private schools, some faith-oriented and some not.]]></description><author> Jay Mathews</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Teacher Who Inspired With Art Dies in Crash]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2995-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2995-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  A 61-year-old Prince William County high school teacher who dedicated herself to helping young people express themselves through art and creative writing died yesterday from injuries she received in a hit-and-run accident, officials said.]]></description><author> Tara Young</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pr. William Budget Passed With 16-Cent Cut in Tax Rate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3165-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3165-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Prince William County homeowners will see the lowest real estate tax rate in nearly four decades, but they will still pay on average $128 more in property taxes this year under the $765 million budget the Board of County Supervisors approved in a 6 to 2 vote yesterday.]]></description><author> Nikita Stewart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of Va. Woman Found in Pond Investigated]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61721-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61721-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Steve and Judy Wear still were piecing together yesterday what had happened to their daughter, Beth, early Saturday, a day that should have been joyous but ended in tragedy.]]></description><author> Karin Brulliard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating Family Wounds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59314-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59314-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nonprofit group Our Military Kids in McLean  is offering to help pay for athletics, tutoring and dance lessons for children of deployed troops.]]></description><author> Timothy Dwyer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Surprise Russian Landing in Manassas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57563-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57563-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As science  star Ricky Yezzi took the stage in the Osbourne Park High School auditorium yesterday morning, 400 of his schoolmates cheered and whistled as if he had just come home victorious from a big game. The shaggy-haired 18-year-old quelled the noise long enough to introduce his two new acquaintances: one of Russia's premier cosmonauts and a top Russian space scientist.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Schools Chief Leaves Legacy of Change]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48681-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48681-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ GREECE, N.Y.  --  Jude Ellis, a high school English teacher who now mentors other teachers, remembers how frustrating it was, for most of her 32-year career in this town's school system, trying to teach students how to write. There was no standard curriculum, so Ellis and other teachers never knew what kinds of writing students had done before they reached their advanced courses.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Notes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50014-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50014-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Scholarships for Students Entering Public Service <br>The Prince George's County Municipal Association is offering scholarships to students who have been accepted to or are enrolled in an undergraduate degree program preparing them for a career in public service. Applicants must have at least a 2.0 grade-point average. The deadline is April 29. For information and applications, call 301-725-5300, Ext. 120.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Notes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49999-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49999-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   'Chalk Out the Smoke' <br>More than 200 Montgomery County high school students took part in the second annual "Chalk Out the Smoke" event Friday, celebrating a year-long effort to educate other students about the dangers of smoking.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Teachers Cited for Inspiring Children to Learn]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48204-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48204-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Twenty teachers from across the region were given 2005 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Awards by The Washington Post yesterday in a ceremony that seemed like a seminar on the methods and value of good instruction.]]></description><author> Martin Weil</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For N.Va. Schools Chief, The Same but More]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40454-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40454-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Starting July 1, Steven L. Walts will be leading Prince William's public schools, a more diverse system than he's used to and one where the board doesn't control the tax rate or the purse strings.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira and Rosalind S. Helderman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Notes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31241-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31241-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Winners to Compete Statewide <br> A group of Howard County students who won honors at the county's    History Day  competition in March will compete statewide at the annual Maryland History Day on April 30 at Montgomery College.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Notes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31319-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31319-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Principal for a Day Applicants Sought <br>Prince George's County public schools and the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce are inviting business and community leaders to take part in the second annual Principal for a Day program, to be held next Thursday in the county's elementary and secondary schools.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pr. William Picks Chief For School System]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32556-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32556-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Steven L. Walts, superintendent of a New York school district with 14,000 students and a small minority population, is chosen to run N.Va.'s second-largest district.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loudoun Cuts Tax Rate; Average Bill Rises $464]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28296-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28296-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Loudoun County became the first major Northern Virginia jurisdiction to address homeowner anxieties over rising assessments and tax bills by passing a tax rate cut Tuesday of nearly 7 cents as part of a $967 million operating budget.]]></description><author> Michael Laris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pr. William Settles on Schools Chief]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28305-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28305-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_education/va/princewilliam</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The job of Prince William County schools superintendent has been offered informally to the superintendent of another school district.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item></channel></rss>