Surge in enrollment leads to serious strain on schools
(Tracy A. Woodward / THE WASHINGTON POST)
One Va. school has 19 trailers in the parking lot — growth fueled in part by a high minority birthrate.
A back-to-school dichotomy
(Jabin Botsford / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Montgomery celebrates its first charter school, while D.C. charter growth raises difficult questions.
D.C. charters seek funding parity
(Mark Gail / THE WASHINGTON POST)
Even as charters soar in popularity, funding policies that steer money to traditional schools remain.
Sullivan seeks lessons from U-Va. crisis
(Norm Shafer / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Teresa Sullivan reflects on the events of the summer and preceding 22 months of her presidency.
More autonomy for D.C.’s state board of education?
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has called a hearing on legislation that would give the board of education more autonomy.
More D.C. education news
National Education
What Obama’s debate performance says about his education policy
There is a connection between Obama’s lackluster response to Romney and education policy.
More education news
Ranking America’s schools
H-B Woodlawn is a local leader in preparing students for college. Where does your school rank?
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.
Photo Galleries
Blessings for the animals
Many dogs -- and a few other animals, too -- came to Washington National Cathedral on Sunday for the annual St. Francis of Assisi Blessing of the Animals.
Stars shine on Maryland
Celebrities are lending their voices to issues that Maryland voters will decide in November.
Occupy D.C. protesters mark first anniversary
About 50 members of the movement took to the streets Monday morning.
Police horses compete in D.C.-themed obstacle course
Horses competed on a sod course that was designed around mini versions of Washington’s landmarks.
GenOn power plant is set to close
An Alexandria generating station, long criticized as a source of pollution, is turning off the lights — allowing cleanup of its waterfront site to begin.
Sniper case still haunts those it touched
PHOTOS | Ten years after snipers John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the region, the case still haunts those who were directly affected.
The D.C. Snipers: 10 years later
PHOTOS | Ten years ago, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo went on a killing spree that terrorized the D.C. area.
Voice of America veteran retires
Leo Sarkisian, 91, officially retired on Friday. He started “Music Time in Africa.”
The Post Most: LocalMost-viewed stories, videos and galleries int he past two hours
Local Features
