washingtonpost.com - VirginiaVirginiaGWU Will Pay U.S. For Scholar's Theft- April 24, 2005 George Washington University has agreed to a $1.8 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve a federal investigation of a professor who has admitted stealing government research funds.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3038-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va At Bus Stop, Holding On a Bit Tighter- April 24, 2005 Before Gisela Zuniga shepherded her 4-year-old daughter, Noelia, onto a bus heading to Arlington County's Hoffman-Boston Elementary School yesterday morning, she planted a kiss on the little girl's cheek and patted her shoulder.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2458-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va Crash Devastates 2nd Family- April 24, 2005 Maria Garcia fastened a photograph of her cousin Harrison Orosco to a tree in front of his house yesterday morning. Then she walked around the yard and picked up two soccer balls and a volleyball and placed them under the picture of the 7-year-old boy who would not be playing with them anymore.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8048-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_education/va Common Worst Nightmare Links School Bus Drivers- April 24, 2005 In her 11 years driving a school bus, Linda Farbry woke every morning and said the same prayer: "Please, don't let anything happen to my bus today." She used to think: You pass safety training. You check your mirrors. You drive carefully. But anything can happen. That driver, bloodied and screaming by the side of the road in Arlington on Monday That could have been you.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3039-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va Va. Football Players Warm to New Goal- April 24, 2005 The seniors on a Fairfax County high school football team got a glimpse yesterday of their cameo appearance in a soon-to-be-released television film, but their thoughts were not of stardom or the silver screen. These players were dreaming about saving the nation's wetlands.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7956-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_education/va Pr. William Budget Passed With 16-Cent Cut in Tax Rate- April 24, 2005 Prince William County homeowners will see the lowest real estate tax rate in nearly four decades, but they will still pay on average $128 more in property taxes this year under the $765 million budget the Board of County Supervisors approved in a 6 to 2 vote yesterday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3165-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va Lawmaker Decries GMU Health Fair, 'Moral Depravity'- April 24, 2005 The clean-cut young man taking detailed notes stood out at a meeting of Pro-Choice Patriots at George Mason University on Wednesday night as the mostly female group discussed plans for its campuswide sexuality and health fair planned for next week.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7992-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_education/va Bus Crash Renews Debate on Seat Belts- April 24, 2005 The fatal school bus crash Monday in Arlington stoked a debate that has simmered across the nation for decades: Why don't school buses have seat beltshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63970-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/va The Athletic Connection- April 24, 2005 You couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. Not a cloud in the deep blue sky. Warm -- but not too warm -- and trees blooming like crazy. The day defined spring.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5244-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_education/va Former Mayor Named Athletic Director- April 24, 2005 Former Alexandria mayor Kerry J. Donley was appointed athletic director for the Alexandria City Public Schools, following a day of confusion about his status and an emergency School Board meeting last night.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10766-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va |