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Leah Fabel
Maryland's high school graduation test under scrutiny
- New research is casting doubt on a graduation test Maryland high schoolers will begin taking next year.
The 3-minute interview: Will Jerro
- From turning a triple lutz to grilling a perfect steak, Virginia Web site MonkeySee.com offers 7,000 short how-to videos using experts from the Washington region and around the world. Local pumpkin seed expert Will Jerro is one of the site’s founders.
Three Md. students named Presidential Scholars
- In a school district renown for its rigor, nearly 50 Montgomery County seniors set the bar even higher this year by earning some of the most prestigious awards in the nation for academic prowess.
- In a school district renown for its rigor, nearly 50 Montgomery County seniors set the bar even higher this year by earning some of the most prestigious awards in the nation for academic prowess.
Reading program challenged nationally, cheered locally
- Young readers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties show signs of improvement with the help of the same federal program that recently came under fire for alleged ineffectiveness.
Merit of teachers’ ‘highly qualified’ designation questioned by experts
- Students in suburban Maryland schools are more likely now than they were six years ago to be taught by a teacher deemed “highly qualified” but experts worry the designation may be misleading and meaningless.
School districts spending big bucks to promote successes to public
- The largest school districts around the region are shelling out big bucks to publicize their successes, but as talk swirls around program cuts and wiped-out raises for teachers, some question the necessity of schools’ spin machines.
School districts’ publicity programs spur questions
- The largest school districts around the region are shelling out big bucks to publicize their successes, but as talk swirls around program cuts and wiped-out raises for teachers, some question the necessity of schools’ spin machines.
PG woman sues county over son’s death in collision with officer
- The mother of a University of Maryland student killed in a collision with a Prince George’s County police officer is seeking $24 million in damages for the death of her son as she awaits the results of an overdue accident investigation.
County class sizes remain unchanged despite enrollment dip, more teachers
- Average class size has remained stable in Montgomery County even as enrollment has declined and the number of teachers has increased, causing the County Council to take a closer look at staffing levels as they near the deadline for approving a shrunken budget.
Pr. George’s woman sues county over son’s death
- The mother of a University of Maryland student killed in a collision with a Prince George’s County police officer is seeking $24 million in damages for the death of her son as she awaits the results of an overdue accident investigation.
County gets $6M to track performance beyond test scores, reward teachers
- With the help of $6 million in grants aimed at “revolutionizing” a chronically failing school district, teachers and administrators in Prince George’s County will soon be able to track previously ignored factors critical to student performance.
Another Montgomery school for disturbed slated for staff cuts
- Another school for Montgomery County’s most disturbed students is slated for a critical cut to its teaching staff next year, sparking outrage in the community over declining standards of education for the county’s most challenging students.
- Another school for Montgomery County’s most disturbed students is slated for a critical cut to its teaching staff next year, sparking outrage in the community over declining standards of education for the county’s most challenging students.
Critics say belt-tightening in schools doesn’t extend to district’s top tier
- As rank-and-file employees in Montgomery County schools are threatened with decreased raises and increased class sizes next year, nearly 1,100 employees in the district’s top tier are earning more than $100,000.