D.C. public high school lauded as academic leader

by | Nov 30, 2010 | Education

Get the Flash Player to see this content. The School Without Walls has become one of the elite public high schools in Washington Maud Blose/MNS WASHINGTON — The School Without Walls prides itself on high academic achievement from its students, which officials...

Ignored and homeless on the street

by | Nov 24, 2010 | Education

Homeless people want to be acknowledged, too: Being homeless is anything but easy and being ignored as a homeless person is even worse. This story, told through the eyes of Steve Thomas, a homeless people’s advocate who was once homeless himself, reveals how...

Profile: Denise Forte

by | Nov 23, 2010 | Education, Topics

Why She Matters Forte is no newcomer to politics or education issues. With experience acquired over the past decade, Forte is now the director of education policy for the House Education and Labor Committee. Forte’s legislative responsibilities include after-school...

Arlington school works for passing grade

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Education

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has plans to overhaul the No Child Left Behind law, citing a narrow focus on school test scores and neglect of individual student growth. But after 10 congressional committee hearings failed to reach a consensus, the fate of...