Surge in enrollment leads to serious strain on schools

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One Va. school has 19 trailers in the parking lot — growth fueled in part by a high minority birthrate.

A back-to-school dichotomy

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Montgomery celebrates its first charter school, while D.C. charter growth raises difficult questions.

D.C. charters seek funding parity

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Even as charters soar in popularity, funding policies that steer money to traditional schools remain.

Sullivan seeks lessons from U-Va. crisis

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Teresa Sullivan reflects on the events of the summer and preceding 22 months of her presidency.

Local education news

Many questions about Teach to One

Readers have raised some good questions about the blended learning program at Hart Middle School.

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A nation of bad note-takers

I took a lot of notes in school but never learned to do it right. A rapidly growing program is making good notes a key to learning.

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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.

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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.

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D.C. students test Teach to One learning system

Teach to One puts a computer algorithm in charge of figuring out what each child needs to learn each day.

A real liquidation sale

Before it begins renovations on its pond, the National Arboretum is selling its surplus stock of ornamental carp.

A crowning recovery

Alexis Hanford, who was struck with what is known as “flesh-eating disease,” was Walt Whitman High’s homecoming “Princess.”

Georgetown’s mascot-in-training

Jack Junior, a 10-month-old bulldog, faces a big test at Midnight Madness on Friday.

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.

Our Washington

Post photographers are sharing their favorite area locations.

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