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Study shows cellphones in classrooms contribute to failing grades
Cellphones and laptops can be distracting for students in classrooms, and new research also shows that using electronic devices can even lower students’ grades.
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Metro, DC dealing out SmarTrip cards next year for Kids Ride Free program
The new approach is part of broader efforts to reduce fare disputes and increase compliance with the fare system. Students currently use their DC One identification cards to board a train or bus.
4 months ago -
Iran protests go on as social media apps blocked, 2 killed
The demonstrations, which began Thursday over the economic woes plaguing Iran and continued Sunday, appear to be the largest to strike the Islamic Republic since 2009.
8 months ago -
7 Maryland students disciplined for racial slur photo
Seven Maryland high school students have been disciplined for creating a photo that spells out a racial slur.
10 months ago -
‘Guns go bang.’ What it’s like growing up in one of DC’s most dangerous neighborhoods
In a neighborhood plagued with violence, poverty and substance abuse, middle schoolers discover all the ways they can write their own future.
2 years ago -
Students who made a difference in 2016
These students are about giving back all year long — take a look at how young people throughout Maryland, Virginia and D.C. have made a difference in their communities.
2 years ago -
Virginia Beach teen wins big at national poetry competition
Akhei Togun of Virginia Beach, Virginia won the 11th annual Poetry Out Loud National Poetry Recitation Contest and its top prize of $20,000.
2 years ago -
D.C. students protest school renovation cuts in video
D.C. elementary students protest the design plans for a school renovation project in a YouTube video. (Video)
2 years ago -
Event aims to open discussion of relationship violence with Md. students
Students and parents are being invited to a free event this weekend aimed at addressing a serious and widespread issue: relationship violence.
2 years ago -
2 Fairfax Co. students charged with sexually assaulting classmate on bus
Two male middle school students are charged with sexual battery after they are accused of touching a female student on a school bus.
2 years ago -
Required elementary school recess, activity bills advance in Va.
Virginia’s House and Senate have approved bills that would require an average of 20 minutes of recess or other physical activity per day for elementary school students.
3 years ago -
New poll examines how families are saving for college
WASHINGTON — The average cost of in-state tuition plus room and board at a public college is up to $19,548, according to the College Board. A new survey looks at what families are doing to…
3 years ago -
Town hall talk targets standardized testing
The Maryland State Education Association co-sponsored a town hall meeting Wednesday on the topic of standardized testing that included students, parents and teachers.
3 years ago -
5 solutions for getting kids to practice writing over the summer
By Ann Dolin, M.Ed. WASHINGTON — Got a reluctant writer on your hands? Although the summer is a perfect time of year to improve writing skills, it’s also the time that kids are the most…
3 years ago -
4 tips to make learning math fun this summer
By Ann Dolin, M.Ed. WASHINGTON — Finding that elusive balance between summer learning and summer fun can be tough. Why? We’re all aware of the research: two and a half months of learning loss makes parents worried…
3 years ago
