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Condolences Pour In for Va. Crash Victims - April 24, 2005

When they heard about Monday's fatal school bus crash in Arlington, the students -- from John Adams and James K. Polk elementary schools -- wanted to help.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12256-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_education/va

Va. Teacher Who Inspired With Art Dies in Crash - April 24, 2005

A 61-year-old Prince William County high school teacher who dedicated herself to helping young people express themselves through art and creative writing died yesterday from injuries she received in a hit-and-run accident, officials said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2995-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va

County Teachers to Get Tailored Career Development - April 24, 2005

By the beginning of the 2006-07 academic year, schoolteachers in Prince William County should have a new professional development program offering courses that will be more specialized and tailored to their experience levels, school administrators said last week.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11114-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_education/va

Fairfax Adopts $3 Billion Budget - April 24, 2005

Fairfax County homeowners will pay $364 more on average in real estate taxes this year under a $3 billion budget the county board approved yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64476-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/va

DNC Is Told Where to Move Into Bush Bloc - April 24, 2005

Howard Dean's Democratic National Committee has been studying the electorate, and the party's problem with voters of faith is both worse and better than he feared.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12440-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_education/va

Va. Soldier Described 'Bad Feeling,' Father Says - April 24, 2005

Tromaine K. Toy Sr. was a husband, father and soldier, an outgoing man who left a tiny town on Virginia's Eastern Shore to serve in the Army all over the world: in Kosovo, in Korea and, finally, in Iraq.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3072-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va

Boy in Prince William School Siege Is Released - April 24, 2005

A former Bull Run Middle School student who smuggled guns and ammunition into the building and briefly held a group of people hostage last year was released by the Department of Juvenile Justice this week, the Prince William County commonwealth's attorney's office said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10765-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va

Bus Wreckage Is Searched for Answers - April 24, 2005

Investigators have ruled out major mechanical problems but came no closer to determining what caused an Arlington County school bus and a trash truck to collide.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2459-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/va

Honoring a School-Bound Girl - April 24, 2005

Mourners were still filtering into the church half an hour after yesterday's funeral mass for Lilibeth Gomez began. By then, ushers had run out of white candles tied with pink ribbons and programs printed with a photo of the beaming 9-year-old, and the Northwest Washington church was standing room only.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10770-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_education/va

Death of Va. Woman Found in Pond Investigated - April 24, 2005

Steve and Judy Wear still were piecing together yesterday what had happened to their daughter, Beth, early Saturday, a day that should have been joyous but ended in tragedy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61721-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_education/va