washingtonpost.com - K to 12K to 12Condolences 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/kto1... 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/kto12 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/kto1... In Another Era, Teen Mom Was Cautionary Tale- April 24, 2005 Every high school, I bet, has at least one Cheryl Saunders. A girl who isn't just one of the prettiest around, but one who has the nerve to be smart, popular and even nice.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55143-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_education/kto1... 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/kto1... 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/kto12 Sale to Pr. George's Tarnishes LeapFrog- April 24, 2005 A federal investigation into the purchase of educational software and equipment by Maryland's second-largest school system has taken a toll on the nation's third-largest toy company, LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7559-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_education/kto12 In One Cafeteria, a Familiar Face Amid Decades of Change- April 24, 2005 Beatrice Mowdy, 75, remembers the days when cafeteria lunch ladies had to work really hard for their keep. Back in the day, she and her fellow workers had to bake all the breads, make all the sauces from scratch, roast the turkeys and slice them up for serving.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59624-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_education/kto1... 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/kto12 High Expectations Keep Her Students Engaged- April 24, 2005 Jan Spicknall finished her one-on-one chats with students, took off her red baseball cap with the "Do Not Disturb" sign clipped on the front and announced to the whole class that the school day had come to an end.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49701-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/kto1... |