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First lady promoted exercise and nutrition during visit with Va. school children

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From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Agriculture Department,  Tom Vilsack

In Fairfax, alternative testing methods show signs of success

Lynbrook Elementary School, which serves one of the poorest communities in Fairfax County, seems to be a model for reform. Three years ago, the Springfield school failed to meet state testing goals in English. Since then it has charted double-digit ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  18 Nov 2009

First lady to visit Alexandria elementary school today

Michelle Obama, first gardener, plans to visit Hollin Meadows Elementary School this morning in Alexandria to see the school's outdoor classrooms. The Fairfax County school, which has a science and math focus, has more than 14,000 square feet of gardens ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Agriculture Department

Va. to study minorities in gifted education programs

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From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Fairfax schools debate language instruction and its costs

In an increasingly interconnected world, school leaders reasoned, English is insufficient to succeed at international business or diplomacy. Fairfax County, a cosmopolitan suburb near a seat of world power, where 40 percent of students hear or speak ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Pr. William guidance counselor, 81, has no desire to retire

Thirty years of service in Virginia schools and at least 50 years old: That's the formula to be able to retire with full benefits from Prince William County public schools. But many teachers and counselors say their eyes start wandering to the clock ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York University,  Facebook Inc.

Comedian urges Hispanic students to stay in school

"No matter how much education you get and how much success you achieve, if you grew up in the barrio, if you grew up in the 'hood, you will always have a little ghetto in you." The message is not meant to discourage. It's meant to show that college and ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  6 Nov 2009

Cameras will continue to guard Fairfax cafeteria food

Cameras were installed last fall in six high school cafeterias following a report that the region's largest school system lost an estimated $1.2 million to food theft in 2007-08. School officials said the cameras, along with a smattering of other ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  25 Oct 2009

'Big Brother' will keep monitoring Fairfax high school cafeterias

Surveillance cameras installed to keep hungry high school students from stealing sandwiches and snacks will keep rolling for at least one more year, the Fairfax School Board voted Thursday night. Cameras were installed last fall in six high school ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER, The Washington Post,  23 Oct 2009

Loudoun uses education reserves to help fill shortfall: Move irks School Board, which had been saving money for lean years

Loudoun County budget officers dipped into public school reserves to help fill a $28 million revenue shortfall this week, surprising the School Board, which was saving money for the lean years expected ahead. The county's chief financial officer, Mark D. ...

From MICHAEL ALISON CHANDLER AND DEREK KRAVITZ, The Washington Post,  21 Oct 2009

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