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Money Vanishes, but Few Are Punished

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:18:49 EST

D.C. public school employees have stolen or misused student activity money, Post investigation uncovers.

With Gifted Education, Access Is Everything

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:32:29 EST

I take exception to your claim that you haven't found much correlation between success in life and gifted education during childhood.

Lingering Academic Gap Riles NAACP

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:43:37 EST

Members of Loudoun chapter of the organization say they have seen only "small, inconsistent improvement" in narrowing racial and ethnic disparities.

U.S. 'Studying' Islamic School Report:

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:42:03 EST

Officials Have Not Talked to Saudis Since Panel Urged Shutdown
Saudi Embassy officials say no U.S. authorities have contacted them about a federal commission's recommendation last month to close an Islamic school in Northern Virginia accused of promoting intolerance and violence.

An Unlikely Partnership Left Behind

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:37:06 EST

The bipartisanship President Bush built with Sen. Edward Kennedy, left, promoting education policy has become strained.

Montgomery School Closes the Gap

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:50:18 EDT

Some educators believe technique called performance-based grouping too closely resembles tracking -- the outmoded practice of assigning students to inflexible academic tracks by ability. Educators say Rock View Elementary School, however, is using the concept, and results have been positive.

Aiming for the Middle

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:47:45 EDT

Jay Mathews
A new International Baccalaureate program is raising the game in middle school A visit to Langston Hughes Middle School reveals that people favoring smarter students have beaten those fearing foreign influence to an apparently invisible pulp.

Students Tell Officials How to Improve

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:46:27 EDT

At summit, nearly 200 D.C. public school students sound off in S.E. Washington about such issues as school violence and crumbling facilities, brainstorm solutions.

If You Want Good High School Grades, Move to Texas

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:42:32 EDT

By Jay Mathews
Ten years ago, I had the good fortune to win the confidence of two energetic teachers, Cliff Gill and Don Phillips at Mamaroneck High School in Westchester County, N.Y. They told me exactly how they assessed their students

Arrest Is Made in Abuse Case at Oprah School

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:30:09 EDT

Several charges are being investigated against a former dormitory matron at the girls academy in South Africa.