At least 42 colleges extend early application deadlines
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Schools respond to technical troubles students are facing with a new version of the online Common App.
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A ridiculous Common Core test for first graders
Test uestion 1 on the first-grade test is based on the New York Common Core Standard, 1.OA4: Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem. (Really.)
Prince George's holds academic fair
Program directors, teachers and students answer questions about speciality programs and schools.
Six ways Common Core is changing English/math classes
The standards are being implemented in most of the country now.
Wheaton high school project started
High school built in 1954 will be rebuilt, with curriculum changes that could be a model for other schools.
Mom: My autistic son ‘is lost in a sea of standards’ at school
Her open letter starts, Dear ‘Is Anyone Listening?’
A new ‘no excuses’ school reform mantra
Five things for which there really are no excuses when it comes to children and school.
High school graduation rates fall in Prince George’s County
New graduation rate figures leave Prince George’s to explain decline in students earning diplomas.
D.C. area colleges’ Common App deadlines
Amid glitches, how 10 schools in Maryland, Virginia and the District are handling initial application deadlines.
Common Application deadline reprieves
At least 42 colleges and universities announced deadline extensions tied to the online Common Application.
At least 42 colleges extend early application deadlines
Schools respond to technical troubles students are facing with a new version of the online Common App.
Arlington teens prep for Election Day
They had a chance to interview some of Virginia’s candidates for elected office at Wakefield High School.
How school systems are affected by Supreme Court’s DOMA decision
A just-released report provides guidance for school systems.
Loudoun Valley High administration under investigation
Teachers filed complaints against principal and administration, Leesburg Today reports.
Pint-sized zombies surprise D.C. passersby with ‘Thriller’
The dancers were students at Savoy Elementary School in Anacostia.
School lunchrooms: Snacking on Cheetos?
Concerned parents to host a forum Saturday on improving food options in Montgomery County schools.
Margolies named as chief of staff for Pr. George’s schools
Margolies has previously served in the District, and Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties.
China’s new 10 commandments of education reform
The Chinese are going in a very different direction than the U.S.
An unlikely clash between a superintendent and a community
What’s going on in Montclair, N.J.
Study: State defections from Common Core testing consortia won’t greatly affect costs
States won’t be able to write high-quality tests for less money, study’s author says.
School districts using mobile to reach on-the-go parents
Washington area schools are making it easier for parents to check menus, e-mail teachers, see grades.
Opposing views on start time for Montgomery high schools
A community meeting elicits a mixed reaction to a proposal to start the high school day almost an hour later.
Maxwell addresses the Prince George’s Council
Gives council members an update on the school system and his future plans for the district.
Quotations from Chairman Mark: Every word Zuckerberg said in public in one archive
It’s all there -- in one university archive.
Duncan praises D.C. preschool-for-all policy
The education secretary visited a D.C. school to highlight arts and science education for young kids.
Five strategies to get/keep kids engaged at school
It’s the fundamental job of a teacher: keeping kids interested in learning.
Rand Paul does what gets kids in trouble: ‘Borrow’ from Wikipedia
Hmmm. Rachel Maddow finds big similarities between his speech on eugenics and the online dictionary.
When earning a D is ‘doing well’
Do you teach the course or do you the student? And what constitutes progress?
Author Maya Angelou blasts Obama’s Race to the Top
She says it doesn’t really help kids learn to love to read.
