Washington City Paper At Sela, whose name is Hebrew for rock or foundation, school days will alternate between Hebrew and English. In math, for example, students will learn how to add and subtract in English one day, and the next day they’ll pick up where they left off in Hebrew. Language immersion programs aren’t new…
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Maya Angelou charter school wipes out zeros for students
A student at Maya Angelou Public Charter School can fail to complete any assignment or even not show up at school and still get a 40 percent for the quarter under a new grading policy. Read the story here.
Continue ReadingStudent applicants swamp District’s charter schools
As the city’s public charter school grow more popular, the difficulty of securing a spot in top-performing schools has become exasperating for parents.
Continue ReadingSchool Without Walls principal tries to hire wife
The principal of one of Washington’s highest-performing high schools agreed to also oversee a struggling elementary and middle school on the condition that he be allowed to hire his wife.
Continue ReadingD.C. school closings push parents to charter schools
D.C. Public Schools’ proposal to close 20 schools at the end of the academic year has parents looking at charter schools.
Continue ReadingFear of firearm ban spurs gun sales
Just two weeks after 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., firearm merchants reported unusually high sales of guns similar to the one Lanza used. Gun enthusiasts were stocking up, worried that Congress would soon ban the popular AR-15 rifles.
Continue ReadingReport: Maryland districts among most spread out in U.S.
Four of Maryland’s recently redrawn congressional districts are among the 25 least-compact congressional districts in the country.
Continue ReadingBattles over Maryland ballot issues flooded by out-of-state funds
The battles over ballot measures in Maryland that would legalize same-sex marriage and expand gambling in the state have been inundated with funds from out of state.
Continue ReadingMontgomery police union used felons to gather signatures in petition drive
Montgomery County’s police union used felons, including a fugitive and a man convicted of forgery, to collect signatures for a ballot measure that would kill legislation reducing police collective bargaining rights.
Continue ReadingSilver Spring Transit Center doesn’t meet safety standards
Large sections of the Silver Spring Transit Center have to be rebuilt because they don’t meet safety standards, prolonging the construction-related traffic snarls that have inconvenienced residents for nearly four years.
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