In education policy, a fight over what to read
(Linda Davidson / THE WASHINGTON POST)
English teachers around country worry that new academic standards are pushing out literature.
Local education news
D.C. Council appears likely to restore public education ombudsman
The position would give parents a voice and a place to get problems resolved.
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National Education
What Obama’s debate performance says about his education policy
There is a connection between Obama’s lackluster response to Romney and education policy.
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Ranking America’s schools
H-B Woodlawn is a local leader in preparing students for college. Where does your school rank?
Hamlet, for the LOL crowd
A Silver Spring teacher has a text-messaging take on Shakespeare — and thoughts on Maryland teens.
Auditioning for teachers
D.C. school officials aim for selectivity by requiring prospective teachers to give tryout lessons.
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A jingle of cash for playing Kringle
For men of a certain stature and disposition, freelance work as Santa pays holiday dividends.
Ruppell’s griffon vultures at the National Zoo
Zookeepers work to acclimate newcomers Natalie and Tuck to their habitat and neighbors.
A sight for soaring eyes
The Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Md., is prime eagle-watching territory from Thanksgiving into January.
Building bonds of friendship
Concierge Jean Kabre’s tenants have come to the aid of his village in Burkina Faso.
Capitol Christmas Tree arrives in D.C.
Workers unloaded and placed this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann spruce from Colorado.
Old Dominion Speedway
Days are numbered for racetrack, once a mainstay on a burgeoning NASCAR circuit.
Virginians’ write-in votes
These folks (or animals, or cartoons, or legumes) got at least one write-in vote for Senate or president in Fairfax County.
Intersections: Minnesota and Nannie Helen Burroughs avenues NE
What does 21st-century redevelopment mean for a business that’s already endured so much change in Deanwood?
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