‘Effective’ D.C. teachers aren’t safe
(Bill O'Leary)
The District has shed 145 teachers who consistently have produced good results.
Washington-area schools confront the ‘gifted gap’
(Bill O'Leary / The Post)
An imbalance in classes tailored to gifted and talented students is echoed across the region and nation. But educators are trying to increase the diversity in such programs.
Why university presidents refuse reform
(Tim Boyle / BLOOMBERG)
VIEWPOINTS ON HIGHER ED | The way faculty members work with university presidents is all too similar to the way today’s Congress works with the White House.
U.S. students make gains in math but stall in reading
(The Washington Post / Source: U.S. Department of Education “The Nation’s Report Card”)
Public school students across the United States posted record scores in math but stalled in making progress in reading, according to results of nationwide testing released Tuesday.
More officials turn to a four-day week
(Ben Garvin, For The Washington Post / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Pressed for dollars, more public schools are doing what many educators once considered unimaginable.
A new Early Stages diagnostic center opens
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The silliest ranking of educators yet
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Controversial anti-bullying bill may change
Legislation passed in the Michigan Senate that allows bullying via an exception for religious or moral beliefs may be changed after all.
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Hamlet, for the LOL crowd
A Silver Spring teacher has a text-messaging take on Shakespeare — and thoughts on Maryland teens.
Auditioning for teachers
D.C. school officials aim for selectivity by requiring prospective teachers to give tryout lessons.
Spotlight on school discipline
Study unmasks myths about school discipline
Those in charge, not students, have more effect on punishment severity levels.
Arlington offers students ‘Second Chance’
The program offers a substance abuse session for teens caught using marijuana or alcohol.
Fairfax scales back discipline policy following suicide
Nick Stuban’s suicide prompts the School Board to veer away from forced transfers.
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