In education policy, a fight over what to read
English teachers around country worry that new academic standards are pushing out literature.
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D.C. Council appears likely to restore public education ombudsman
The position would give parents a voice and a place to get problems resolved.
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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?
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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.
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Auditioning for teachers
D.C. school officials aim for selectivity by requiring prospective teachers to give tryout lessons.
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A jingle of cash for playing Kringle
For men of a certain stature and disposition, freelance work as Santa pays holiday dividends.
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Ruppell’s griffon vultures at the National Zoo
Zookeepers work to acclimate newcomers Natalie and Tuck to their habitat and neighbors.
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A sight for soaring eyes
The Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Md., is prime eagle-watching territory from Thanksgiving into January.
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Building bonds of friendship
Concierge Jean Kabre’s tenants have come to the aid of his village in Burkina Faso.
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Capitol Christmas Tree arrives in D.C.
Workers unloaded and placed this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann spruce from Colorado.
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Old Dominion Speedway
Days are numbered for racetrack, once a mainstay on a burgeoning NASCAR circuit.
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Virginians’ write-in votes
These folks (or animals, or cartoons, or legumes) got at least one write-in vote for Senate or president in Fairfax County.
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Intersections: Minnesota and Nannie Helen Burroughs avenues NE
What does 21st-century redevelopment mean for a business that’s already endured so much change in Deanwood?
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