washingtonpost.com - MontgomeryMontgomeryMore Schools Need a 504 Plan of Attack- April 23, 2005 Today's column is a continuation of a conversation we've been having about the fact that some Montgomery County high schools have very high percentages of students who are academically ineligible to participate in after-school activities.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27053-2004Mar3.html?nav=rss_education/colum... Catching Up With Head Start Transit and Funding Issues- April 23, 2005 Remember that big flap about Head Start last year The one where the county school system was going to have to spend half its Head Start money just on seat restraints and bus monitors to comply with new federal rules, leaving hardly any money for the actual -- you know -- Head Starthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21028-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_education/colu... After-Prom A Safe Place for Fun- April 23, 2005 I've done it this time.For months, I signed my correspondence to my fellow high school parents as "Not the Coordinator of the AfterProm." They nodded their heads sagely and, no doubt, snickered behind my back. They knew that eventually I would be signing my correspondence as I do now,...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5071-2004May5.html?nav=rss_education/column... Land: Should the Schools Use It or Lose It- April 23, 2005 Imagine yourself as a demographer, someone who studies populations. Essentially your job is to predict the future.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46635-2004Mar10.html?nav=rss_education/colu... House Speaker Earns Hero's Slot in Victory Against Gambling- April 23, 2005 The dust is still settling on what happened in Annapolis during the latest session of the Maryland General Assembly, but right this minute Speaker of the House Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) is looking like a hero to me.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50262-2004Apr28.html?nav=rss_education/colu... Not Just Presidential Hopefuls Need Your Vote- April 23, 2005 I assume all the Democrats in the county have carefully considered whom they will vote for in next week's presidential primary.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5886-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_education/colum... Parents Give Schools Poor Marks on Help for Disabled Students- April 23, 2005 Students who have disabilities that affect how they learn have a right to accommodations to help them achieve. But today's letter writers say that they have had difficulties in getting schools to acknowledge those rights.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11659-2004Apr14.html?nav=rss_education/colu... New Semesters, New Classes, Same Old Problems- April 23, 2005 Here it is, the beginning of the second semester, and students and teachers are getting used to a whole new set of classes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56651-2004Jan28.html?nav=rss_education/colu... Smart Scheduling Keeps Students on the Right Course- April 23, 2005 We're smack dab in the middle of course selection time in middle and high schools, which means kids and parents need to be on high alert to make sure they make the right choices for next year's classes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58225-2004Apr7.html?nav=rss_education/colum... Veto of House Bill 1188 Would Raise Tuitions, Fail to Serve Students- April 23, 2005 I'm looking at a worrisome chart. You might want to look at it, too, especially if you or your child attends or hopes to attend a Maryland public college.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21139-2004May12.html?nav=rss_education/colu... |