washingtonpost.com - Montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/columns/homeroom/montgomery?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryMontgomeryen-us15washingtonpost.com14020http://www.washingtonpost.comhttp://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif<![CDATA[Column May be Ending, but Push to Improve Schools Will Go On]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33056-2004Aug25.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33056-2004Aug25.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Death of Teen Worker Offers Lesson About School Admission Policy]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47044-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47044-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Reading Too Much Into the Need for Reading Instruction]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28913-2004Jun9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28913-2004Jun9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Slot Machines Could Increase the Odds of Corruption]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58062-2004May26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58062-2004May26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMTThe first letter below is one of many reactions I received to the April 22 Homeroom column, in which I wrote that House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) was a hero because he thwarted the plans of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) and...]]> Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[50 Years After Desegregation Ruling, Equality Still Elusive]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40151-2004May19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40151-2004May19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMTBrown v. Board of Education lately.]]> Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Veto of House Bill 1188 Would Raise Tuitions, Fail to Serve Students]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21139-2004May12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21139-2004May12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[After-Prom A Safe Place for Fun]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5071-2004May5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5071-2004May5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMTFor months, I signed my correspondence to my fellow high school parents as "Not the Coordinator of the AfterProm." They nodded their heads sagely and, no doubt, snickered behind my back. They knew that eventually I would be signing my correspondence as I do now,...]]> Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[House Speaker Earns Hero's Slot in Victory Against Gambling]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50262-2004Apr28.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50262-2004Apr28.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Parents Give Schools Poor Marks on Help for Disabled Students]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11659-2004Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11659-2004Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Smart Scheduling Keeps Students on the Right Course]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58225-2004Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58225-2004Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Schools Should Be County's Only Landed Interest, Readers Say]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39364-2004Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39364-2004Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Catching Up With Head Start Transit and Funding Issues]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21028-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21028-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Schools Need to Do the Right Thing on 504 Plans]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1776-2004Mar17.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1776-2004Mar17.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Land: Should the Schools Use It or Lose It?]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46635-2004Mar10.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46635-2004Mar10.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[More Schools Need a 504 Plan of Attack]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27053-2004Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27053-2004Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Not Just Presidential Hopefuls Need Your Vote]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5886-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5886-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Maryland's Silence Could Speak Volumes]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51538-2004Feb18.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51538-2004Feb18.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[New Semesters, New Classes, Same Old Problems]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56651-2004Jan28.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56651-2004Jan28.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Ninth-Grade Science Curriculum Puts Parents to the Test]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35996-2004Jan21.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35996-2004Jan21.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMTMy son is in eighth grade, and we are just beginning to plan for high school. I was appalled to discover that the only science class option at Damascus High School for ninth-graders is the generic Matter and Energy course, which means that he'll...]]> Karin Chenoweth<![CDATA[Maryland Education Gets Mixed Grades in National Rating]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16885-2004Jan14.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomeryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16885-2004Jan14.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/homeroom/montgomerySat, 23 Apr 2005 13:13:53 GMT Karin Chenoweth