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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Education - 23 hours ago
I have been studying successful urban public charter school networks, arguably the most encouraging story in education, and listening to their leaders. Many of them know D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - 24 hours ago
What went wrong? Last week, the nation's political leaders said the financial system would collapse unless they passed a $700 billion rescue package for Wall Street. On Monday, the first day of trading after the plan …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Health - Oct 6, 2008
Given a choice between a Pop-Tart and a pear, we all know which is the more nutritious, right? (Hint: It begins with p!)
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary - Oct 6, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court picked up Monday where it left off last term, signaling support for efforts to block lawsuits against tobacco companies over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Education - Oct 6, 2008
Ihave been studying successful urban public charter school networks, arguably the most encouraging story in education, and listening to their leaders. Many of them know D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and …
Also tagged: teacher, washington dc, pay, ruin, teamwork, merit, rudyard kipling, michelle rhee, prince george s county, mike feinberg, steve barr, alfie kohn, dave levin, michael milkie, james verrilli, north star academy charter school of newark
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines - Oct 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 -- Thirteen years to the day after a Los Angeles jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty in the murders of his former wife and her friend, he rose from his chair in a Las Vegas courtroom late Friday to …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Oct 5, 2008
The District could add as many as 20,000 students to its public and public charter schools by 2015 with the right mix of academic reform, affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization, a study by a consortium of …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Oct 5, 2008
Anti-tax e-mail messages lit up the Montgomery County Council inbox in the days after the panel signed off on a new budget in spring. The deal raised property taxes for the average homeowner by about 13 percent …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Oct 3, 2008
Geoffrey Wheatcroft [Outlook, Sept. 28] recalled that in the 1920s, Congress slammed the door on "immigrants (even desperate Jews fleeing Nazi Europe)."
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines - Oct 2, 2008
A federal judge this morning scolded lawyers prosecuting Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) on ethics charges for waiting until the last minute to disclose potentially exculpatory material, and said he would hear arguments …
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