The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a new taxpayer-funded college scholarship program known as D.C. Promise, which will offer high school graduates up to $7,500 per year to help pay for higher education. David A. Catania (I-At Large), who i
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some vocabulary words such as "prevar
Continue reading >>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A George Mason University campus resumed normal operations after a bomb threat was investigated on Thursday, the Virginia school said. The police investigation at the Prince William campus, about 30 miles southwest of Washington
Continue reading >>The Prince George’s County Board of Education publicly thanked a county police officer Thursday for what members called his “extraordinary” response in apprehending a man suspected of trying to abduct a third grader walking to school. A student ar
Continue reading >>A New Jersey cheerleader who sued her parents for child support after she moved out was today pictured leaving her family's home with her mother after returning to the house this week. In an apparent sign that the family were attempting to return t
Continue reading >>A New York high school suspended a student for wearing a National Rifle Association shirt on school grounds, local news reports. The student, sophomore Shane Kinney, is an avid hunter and fan of the Second Amendment–as are his parents, NRA members
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