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Loudoun graduation speakers include authors, favorite teachers, an aspiring comedian
High school graduation season gets underway next week in Loudoun County. Graduation speakers this year include authors, business executives, favorite long-time teachers, a military hero, and one aspiring comedian.
Read full article >>The way out of the black poverty cycle
It is often argued that the low education achievement levels of African-Americans and Hispanics are caused by poverty. Looking at this premise is writer and researcher Michael Holzman, a consultant to the Schott Foundation for Public Education and the author most recently of "The Black Poverty Cycle and How to End It."
Dale will not return to Fairfax schools
Fairfax County schools superintendent Jack D. Dale will not return to work before his official retirement on June 30 as he continues to recover from emergency cardiovascular surgery, according to a letter he wrote to schools employees.
Read full article >>Montgomery schools hopes to raise enough money for 50,000 backpacks
Just $10 — about the cost of a couple of large lattes — could provide a Montgomery County schools student with a free backpack full of school supplies in August.
The school system recently launched its “MCPS: Give Backpacks” drive in preparation for the next school year and has set an ambitious goal, aiming to collect enough donations to supply 50,000 students with backpacks.
Read full article >>Petition to block changes to Prince George’s school system fails to get enough signatures
A community activist group that opposed Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III’s plan to restructure the public school system collected about 4,500 signatures, falling short in its attempt to block a new law that gives Baker new powers over the schools from going into effect on Saturday.
Read full article >>Students Can Learn by Explaining, Studies Say
Surveillance Cameras Gain Ground in Schools
The Learning Network Blog: Found Poem Favorite | ‘Barbie’
Jeb Bush's disdain for public education
It's always useful to know where people are coming from, so we can thank former Florida governor Jeb Bush for making it so easy to understand where he stands on public education. He has nothing but disdain for it.
Read full article >>The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Do You Enjoy Reading Tabloid Gossip?
