Finding fluency in language lessons
Silver Spring school mixes instruction in English, Spanish.
First-graders Kali Rice, left, Kiara Oldfield and Sarah Schulman order ingredients in Spanish from teacher Lane Jefferson at Kemp Mill Elementary School. (Susan Biddle-TWP)
Your Turn
The issue of keeping kids from having kids should be debated without religious or political ideologies. The fact is that without a halt to teenage girls have babies, the cycle of violence will continue among young men who lack a proper male influence." -- mongolovesheriff, 2:49 PM
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Ed Buzz: The Region
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- Flu closes Greenbelt Catholic school (NBC4)
- Sexual assault at Md. School for the Deaf (ABC7)
- More state-funded financial aid sought (Cavalier Daily)
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Ed Buzz: The Nation
- 'Gen Y' teachers open to merit pay (Education Week)
- Can a boy wear a skirt to school? (New York Times)
- Suit: Fla. fails to provide quality education (New York Times)
- Private colleges pass pricing milestone (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Sizing up campus health care (Wall Street Journal)
- High school teachers need better prep (Education Week)
- Stimulus funds save school jobs (New York Times)
