by Emmarie Huetteman | Jul 27, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — Eighteen states and the District of Columbia will vie for $3.4 billion as finalists in the second round of Race to the Top, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Tuesday. Whittled down from 36 applications, the finalists in this round include all of...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Jul 15, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — Most voters see public education as an economic issue, a new poll shows. And if Congress doesn’t act to reform the education system before November, about half say that inaction will be “highly important” when they cast their midterm ballots. About...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Jul 10, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — Schools struggle to meet the physical education needs of students with disabilities, according to a recent congressional investigation conducted in Maryland and six other states. Released in June, the report from the Government Accountability Office,...
by Lahaina Mae Mondonedo | Jun 10, 2010 | Education, Topics
Get the Flash Player to see this content. College student Chester Gordon enjoys an afternoon in Dupont Circle showing his style and accessories. Lahaina Mondonedo/MNS WASHINGTON -The nation’s capital is one of the most influential cities in the world....
by Lahaina Mae Mondonedo | Jun 10, 2010 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON -Since 2002, Brent Glass has been the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Glass oversaw renovation of the museum’s center portion in 2006 and opened the museum to the public in November 2008. That year, Glass launched more than...
by Lauren Drell | Jun 9, 2010 | Education
Tommesha Scott, a CSF scholar, with Patricia McGuire, president of Washington Trinity University. Lauren Drell/MNS WASHINGTON—It’s June, which means graduations abound. But take a closer look at those graduating classes and you’ll see a lack of diversity, specifically...
