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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Task Force Focus
The application period to serve on the D.C. State Board of Education's new High School Graduation Requirements Task Force ended…
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State to Probe Alleged PGCPS Grade-Fixing
The Maryland Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to hire an investigator to determine whether grades were improperly fixed in…
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Lawmaker Assures Prince George’s Residents: School System Can be Fixed
Amid increasing concern about the fate of the Prince George's County Public Schools superintendent, the county chapter of the NAACP…
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Maxwell Blasts ‘Baseless’ Accusations of Graduation Rate Manipulations
Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell issued the following statement late Monday night railing against "baseless" accusations that…
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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Strawberries and Salad Greens Day
Hanseul Kang, state superintendent of schools, recently visited Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School in Northwest to meet with students…
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Ballou High Graduate Faces an Enviable Decision
Sitting with his classmates on the school's football field, graduating senior Randy Sams, 18, said his mind wondered occasionally, not…
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Petworth Wants Out of Detention
Residents of the Ward 4 Petworth neighborhood seek to oust a youth detention center set to replace a former post…
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Prince George’s Schools Criticized at Forum
Several messages resonated during a forum last week in Temple Hills on the Prince George's County Public Schools system.
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Students Receive Free Bikes, Helmets for Perfect Attendance
A local auto dealership donated Thursday new bicycles and helmets to 166 seventh-grade students at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School…
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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: New Charter Schools
The D.C. Public Charter School Board has voted to approve three new public charter schools for the 2018-19 academic year.
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