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1. Betsy DeVos announces new rules on campus sexual assault, offering more rights to the accused

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Secretaries of education -- Education policy -- Investigations -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sex crimes -- Investigations -- Laws, regulations and rules, Criminal investigation -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Investigations, School violence -- Investigations -- Laws, regulations and rules, Harassment, Sexual harassment, Education, Violence, Universities and colleges, Sexual abuse, Company legal issue, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday released a sweeping new directive governing how schools must handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment, granting new rights to the [...]

Published
2020

2. Betsy DeVos to issue Title IX rules on campus sexual assault this week

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Universities and colleges -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Secretaries of education -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Powers and duties, Sex crimes -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Investigations, Educational discrimination, Education, Sexual abuse, Company legal issue, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Education Amendments of 1972
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Education Secretary Betsy DeVos plans to release as early as Wednesday her much-anticipated final rules governing how schools must investigate sexual assault allegations, bolstering the rights of [...]

Published
2020

3. Virus deaths in D.C., Virginia and Maryland surpass 2,000 as District records its largest number of daily infections

Author

Meckler, Laura and Hedgpeth, Dana

Subjects
Maryland -- Health aspects -- Statistics, Virginia -- Health aspects -- Statistics, Washington, D.C. -- Health aspects -- Statistics, Epidemics -- Control -- Statistics -- Patient outcomes -- Prevention -- United States, COVID-19 -- Prevention -- Statistics -- Distribution -- Patient outcomes -- Health aspects, Coronaviruses, Coronavirus infections, Diseases, Novels, Company distribution practices, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Dana Hedgpeth The number of known coronavirus cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia was 45,076 on Friday, with 23,488 cases in Maryland, 16,926 in Virginia and 4,662 [...]

Published
2020

4. Under pressure to reopen this fall, school leaders plot unprecedented changes

Author

Meckler, Laura, Strauss, Valerie, and Balingit, Moriah

Subjects
Epidemics -- Control -- Social aspects -- Prevention, Schools -- Safety and security measures -- Social aspects -- United States, COVID-19 -- Prevention -- Social aspects, Infection control -- Social aspects -- Safety and security measures, Public health administration -- Evaluation -- Safety and security measures -- Social aspects, School violence, Education, High schools, Teachers, Distance education, Teaching, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss;Moriah Balingit From the White House podium to harried homes, pressure is building to reopen the nation's schools. But the next iteration of American education will look [...]

Published
2020

5. Betsy DeVos tells Congress to keep intact law on educating students with disabilities

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Powers and duties, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Secretaries of education -- Powers and duties -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Epidemics -- Social aspects -- United States, COVID-19 -- Social aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Disabled students -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Powers and duties -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Coronaviruses, Schools, Coronavirus infections, Education, School districts, Power (Philosophy), Disabilities, Reason, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler School districts will have to continue complying with the federal law requiring them to serve students with disabilities, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday. Congress had asked [...]

Published
2020

6. D.C. region's death toll rises; Hogan says worker believed to have brought virus into nursing home

Author

Meckler, Laura and Hedgpeth, Dana

Subjects
Maryland -- Health aspects, Virginia -- Health aspects, Washington, D.C. -- Health aspects, Epidemics -- Control -- Patient outcomes -- United States, U.S. state governors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, COVID-19 -- Distribution -- Statistics -- Patient outcomes -- Prevention, Public health administration, Coronaviruses, Nursing homes, Coronavirus infections, Diseases, Novels, Company distribution practices, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Dana Hedgpeth The number of known coronavirus cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia stood at 3,411 on Tuesday, with 1,661 cases in Maryland, 1,251 in Virginia and [...]

Published
2020

7. Plunging into remote learning, families find stress, chaos and some surprising wins

Author

Meckler, Laura, Strauss, Valerie, and Balingit, Moriah

Subjects
Parent participation (Education) -- Forecasts and trends, Home schooling -- Forecasts and trends, Online education -- Forecasts and trends, Infection control -- Educational aspects, Education, High schools, Teachers, Distance education, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss;Moriah Balingit Melissa Becker is living two versions of the nation's mass and involuntary move to online education. As a teacher in a rural corner of northwest [...]

Published
2020

8. Fairfax, Montgomery counties report first covid-19 deaths

Author

Meckler, Laura, Vozzella, Laura, and Chason, Rachel

Subjects
Montgomery County, Maryland -- Health aspects, Fairfax County, Virginia -- Health aspects, COVID-19 -- Patient outcomes -- Distribution, Death, Health, Women, Company distribution practices, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Laura Vozzella;Rachel Chason Both Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Md., recorded their first coronavirus deaths on Saturday, and Virginia, Maryland and the District all reported double-digit increases in [...]

Published
2020

9. For parents trying to replicate school for children with disabilities, a confounding task

Author

Meckler, Laura and Strauss, Valerie

Subjects
School closings -- Influence, Parenting -- Methods, Epidemics -- Social aspects -- United States, Distance education -- Methods, COVID-19 -- Social aspects, Disabled students -- Study and teaching, Disabled children, High schools, School districts, Speech therapy, Disabilities, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss Like lots of other kids, Jocilyn Oyler's 11-year-old daughter is out of school amid coronavirus fears.But unlike other kids, she can't just log on to the [...]

Published
2020

10. For parents trying to replicate school for children with disabilities, a confounding task

Author

Meckler, Laura and Strauss, Valerie

Subjects
Parenting, Disabled children -- Education, Parent participation (Education), Home schooling, High schools, School districts, Distance education, Speech therapy, Disabilities, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss Like lots of other kids, Jocilyn Oyler's 11-year-old daughter is out of school amid coronavirus fears. But unlike other kids, she can't just log onto the [...]

Published
2020

11. Frustration, boredom and a dance party on first day without school

Author

Meckler, Laura and Strauss, Valerie

Subjects
Epidemics -- Influence -- Educational aspects -- Control -- United States, Home schooling -- Social aspects -- Health aspects, COVID-19 -- Influence -- Educational aspects -- Prevention, Parent-child relations -- Methods -- Educational aspects, Education, High schools, Teachers, Dance, Family, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss For millions of American families, an unprecedented era of mass home-schooling began Monday, with parents forced to juggle work and children, as they did their best [...]

Published
2020

12. States are rushing to close schools. But what does the science on closures say?

Author

Meckler, Laura and Sun, Lena H.

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Powers and duties, Disease transmission -- Control, Epidemics -- Control -- Social aspects -- United States, Executives -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Schools -- Safety and security measures -- United States, COVID-19 -- Prevention -- Social aspects, Public health administration, Teachers' unions, Teachers, Mayors, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Lena H. Sun Ohio went first. With just 10 confirmed cases of covid-19 in his state, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) ordered every Ohio school to close for three [...]

Published
2020

13. 'We're all scrambling': A coast-to-coast improvisation as schools prepare to close

Author

Meckler, Laura and Strauss, Valerie

Subjects
School closings -- Health aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Epidemics -- Control -- United States, COVID-19 -- Control, Online education, Governors, Disabled children, Education, Disabilities, Diseases, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss Schools in a cascading wave of states prepared to close next week, interrupting the education of millions of students amid growing fears of the coronavirus pandemic. [...]

Published
2020

14. Seven states, D.C. order all schools closed in effort to prevent spread of covid-19

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
School closings -- Health aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Epidemics -- Control -- United States, COVID-19 -- Control, Infection control -- Laws, regulations and rules, Justice, Governors, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Thousands of schools in seven states plus the District of Columbia were set to close as governors ordered statewide shutdowns, a dramatic escalation in the U.S. response [...]

Published
2020

15. As schools weigh whether to close amid the coronavirus threat, confusion and second-guessing reign

Author

Meckler, Laura and Balingit, Moriah

Subjects
School closings -- Forecasts and trends, School districts -- Safety and security measures, Epidemics -- Social aspects -- United States, Distance education -- Forecasts and trends, COVID-19 -- Social aspects, High schools, Family, Public health officials, Public health, School superintendents, Public health movements, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Moriah Balingit The superintendent of the New Rochelle schools, just north of New York City, was clear: She was not closing schools just because there were cases of [...]

Published
2020

16. Schools close, National Guard deployed to help New York suburb stem spread of coronavirus

Author

Guarino, Ben, Bailey, Sarah Pulliam, Meckler, Laura, and Zezima, Katie

Subjects
United States. Army. National Guard -- Powers and duties, New York -- Health policy, School closings -- Health aspects, Epidemics -- Control -- United States, Public health, COVID-19 -- Control, Disease transmission, Military personnel, Governors, Public spaces, Deployment (Military science), Diseases, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Ben Guarino;Sarah Pulliam Bailey;Laura Meckler;Katie Zezima NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took the country's most drastic steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus [...]

Published
2020

17. Schools close over coronavirus threat, raising concerns about disruption

Author

Balingit, Moriah and Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Powers and duties, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Powers and duties, Epidemics -- Control -- Social aspects -- United States, Schools -- Safety and security measures -- United States, COVID-19 -- Control -- Distribution -- Social aspects, Public health administration, Time, Education, High schools, Novels, Company distribution practices, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Moriah Balingit;Laura Meckler The spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted schools across the nation to close for days or weeks at a time, shutting tens of thousands of [...]

Published
2020

18. Education Department vows probes of how schools handle sexual violence

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Powers and duties -- Investigations, School districts -- Investigations, Sex crimes -- Investigations -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sexual behavior, Sex discrimination, Sexual harassment, Education, High schools, Violence, Discrimination, School violence, Harassment, Educational discrimination, College sports, Sexual abuse, Company legal issue, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Education Amendments of 1972
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The Education Department said Wednesday that it will investigate how school districts handle allegations of sexual assault, an initiative meant to address a rising number of complaints. [...]

Published
2020

19. Car-bus crash in D.C. sends 2 to hospital

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Special events -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Traffic accidents -- Investigations -- Casualties, Violence -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Poetry, Workshops (Educational programs), Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

THE DISTRICT Car-bus crash in NEsends 2 to hospital A sedan driver and passenger were taken to the hospital early Sunday after their car was struck by a charter bus, [...]

Published
2019

20. Two sent to hospital after car is stuck by charter bus

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Traffic accidents -- Investigations -- Casualties, Sedans, Motor vehicle drivers, Company legal issue, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler A motorist and passenger were transported to the hospital early Sunday after their sedan was struck by a charter bus, police said. The District police's Major Crash [...]

Published
2019

21. D.C. is a bright spot in the nation's overall lackluster standardized test results

Author

Stein, Perry and Meckler , Laura

Subjects
Washington, D.C. -- Educational aspects, Students -- Statistics, Educational assessment -- Forecasts and trends, Education, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Perry Stein;Laura Meckler D.C. students made some of the country's biggest gains in reading and math this year on a standardized test regarded as a crucial barometer of achievement, [...]

Published
2019

22. Local Digest: Virginia man charged in killings at D.C. rowhouse

Author

Meckler, Laura and Natanson, Hannah

Subjects
Murder -- Cases, Parks, Shooting, Company legal issue, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

THE DISTRICT Man charged in killings at rowhouse A Virginia man has been arrested in connection with two fatal shootings inside a Northeast rowhouse last week, police said Sunday. Davon [...]

Published
2019

23. Virginia man arrested in fatal D.C. rowhouse shootings

Author

Meckler , Laura

Subjects
Murder -- Cases, Parks, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler A Virginia man has been arrested and charged in connection with two fatal shootings inside a Northeast D.C. rowhouse last week, police said Sunday. Members of the [...]

Published
2019

24. This trail-blazing suburb has tried for 60 years to tackle race. What if trying isn't enough?

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Shaker Heights, Ohio -- Social aspects, Racism -- Investigations, Multiculturalism -- Forecasts and trends, School integration -- Forecasts and trends, Black-white relations -- Forecasts and trends, School districts -- Social aspects, Faith, Race relations, Friendship, High schools, Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- It's an article of faith in this Cleveland suburb: If any place can navigate the complex issues of race in America, it's Shaker [...]

Published
2019

25. Education Department says it will fund Middle East studies program after all

Author

Meckler , Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Powers and duties, Educational programs -- Planning -- Government finance, Middle Eastern studies -- Government finance -- Planning, Antisemitism -- Forecasts and trends, Judaism, Islam, Education, Grants-in-aid, Interfaith relations, Religions, Christian theology, Company business planning, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Duke University -- Services, University of North Carolina -- Services
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The Education Department said Thursday it will continue funding a Middle East studies program that it accused of advancing an ideological agenda. But in the face of [...]

Published
2019

26. UNC defends Middle East studies program against charges of bias toward Islam

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Powers and duties, Educational programs -- Investigations -- Laws, regulations and rules, Consortia -- Investigations -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education grants -- Investigations -- International aspects, Islam, Legislators, Education, Conferences and conventions, Grants-in-aid, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, University of North Carolina -- Investigations
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The University of North Carolina is defending its federally funded Middle East studies program after the Education Department accused the school of advancing an ideological agenda. In [...]

Published
2019

27. Achievement gaps in schools driven by poverty, study finds

Author

Meckler , Laura

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Research, Poverty -- Research -- United States, Students -- Demographic aspects, University research, Hispanic Americans, Schools, Segregation, Family, Segregation in education, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler High concentrations of poverty, not racial segregation, entirely account for the racial achievement gap in U.S. schools, a new study finds. The research, released Monday, looked at [...]

Published
2019

28. Government threatens funding for Middle East studies program it sees as too favorable to Islam

Author

Meckler, Laura and Strauss, Valerie

Subjects
Educational programs -- Political aspects -- Government finance, Middle Eastern studies -- Study and teaching -- Government finance -- Political aspects, Antisemitism, Judaism, Islam, Education, Grants-in-aid, Interfaith relations, Religions, Christian theology, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Valerie Strauss The Education Department is threatening to withhold federal grant money from a Middle East studies program, saying it advances an ideological agenda and promotes a positive [...]

Published
2019

29. Poll finds support for school busing to reduce segregation, but only among Democrats

Author

Meckler, Laura and Clement, Scott

Subjects
Busing -- Public opinion -- Political aspects, Segregation in education -- Political aspects -- Public opinion, Segregation, Political parties, Federal courts, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Democratic Party (United States) -- Public opinion, Republican Party (United States) -- Public opinion
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Scott Clement A majority of Americans remain opposed to busing children to racially integrate schools. But opposition is not as fierce as it once was because of growing [...]

Published
2019

30. Chicago schools' handling of sexual violence 'inexcusable,' Education Department finds

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Investigations, Chicago, Illinois. Public Schools -- Management -- Investigations, School violence -- Investigations, Child sexual abuse -- Investigations, Harassment, Schools, Sexual harassment, Child welfare, Education, Teachers, Violence, Company legal issue, Company business management, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that it had found 'tragic and inexcusable' conduct by Chicago Public Schools in handling sexual harassment and violence complaints, detailing systemic [...]

Published
2019

31. How the nation's growing racial diversity is changing our schools

Author

Rabinowitz, Kate, Emamdjomeh, Armand, and Meckler , Laura

Subjects
United States. Census Bureau -- Reports, Multiculturalism -- Forecasts and trends, School districts -- Demographic aspects, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Students -- Demographic aspects, Target marketing, Cities and towns, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Kate Rabinowitz;Armand Emamdjomeh;Laura Meckler More students attend schools with children of different races than ever before, a Washington Post analysis has found. Over the past couple of decades, integration [...]

Published
2019

32. What is your experience with school integration? We want to know your story

Author

Meckler , Laura

Subjects
School integration -- History -- Forecasts and trends, School districts -- Forecasts and trends, Segregation, School enrollment, Suburbs, Cities and towns, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler A Washington Post analysis finds that there are nearly twice as many students enrolled in highly integrated school districts than there were 25 years ago, a little-noticed [...]

Published
2019

33. Poll shows widespread frustration among teachers over pay and respect

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Teachers -- Surveys -- Compensation and benefits -- Public opinion, Wages and salaries -- Surveys -- Public opinion, Education, Biblical literature, Salary, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Half of teachers say they have seriously considered leaving the profession, and most said they would strike if given the opportunity, according to a survey released Monday. [...]

Published
2019

34. Poll shows widespread frustration among teachers over pay and respect

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Teachers -- Public opinion -- Surveys, Wages and salaries -- Surveys -- Public opinion, Education, Biblical literature, Salary, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Half of teachers say they have seriously considered leaving the profession, and most said they would strike if given the opportunity, according to a survey released Monday. [...]

Published
2019

35. Betsy DeVos's civil rights office closes more cases than predecessor

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education. Office for Civil Rights -- Reports, Educational discrimination -- Cases -- Statistics, Complaints (Civil procedure) -- Statistics, Secretaries of education -- Powers and duties, Government agencies -- Reports, Discrimination, Schools, Education, Civil rights, Company legal issue, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The Education Department's civil rights office closed cases rapidly during the first two years of President Trump's administration, as investigators opened far fewer systemic investigations, focusing instead [...]

Published
2019

36. Betsy DeVos's civil rights office closes more cases than predecessor

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education. Office for Civil Rights -- Reports, Educational discrimination -- Cases -- Statistics, Complaints (Civil procedure) -- Statistics, Secretaries of education -- Powers and duties, Government agencies -- Reports, Discrimination, Schools, Education, Civil rights, Company legal issue, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The Education Department's civil rights office closed cases rapidly during the first two years of the Trump administration, as investigators opened far fewer systemic investigations, focusing instead [...]

Published
2019

37. Effective but never popular, court-ordered busing is a relic few would revive

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Supreme Court -- Powers and duties, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Education policy, Busing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Segregation in education -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Presidential candidates -- Political activity, Segregation, Education, High schools, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Sixteen years after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public schools, an attorney representing black families in Charlotte stood before the court. The landmark Brown [...]

Published
2019

38. Effective but never popular, court-ordered busing is a relic few would revive

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Supreme Court -- Powers and duties, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Education policy, Busing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Segregation in education -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Presidential candidates -- Political activity, Segregation, Education, High schools, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Sixteen years after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public schools, an attorney representing black families in Charlotte stood before the court. The landmark Brown [...]

Published
2019

39. Joe Biden called busing a 'liberal train wreck.' Now his stance on school integration is an issue

Author

Kranish, Michael, Meckler, Laura, Viser, Matt, and Crites, Alice

Subjects
School integration -- Laws, regulations and rules, Presidential elections (United States) -- 2020 AD, Busing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Presidential candidates -- Political activity -- Education policy, Segregation, Political parties, Autobiographies, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Michael Kranish;Laura Meckler Joe Biden walked into a packed school gymnasium in Delaware in the 1970s, facing an angry crowd that urged him to take the toughest possible stance [...]

Published
2019

40. Democrats abandon charter schools as 'reform' agenda falls from favor

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Educational reform -- Methods, Presidential elections (United States) -- 2020 AD, Educational finance -- Laws, regulations and rules, Charter schools -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Evaluation, Schools -- Government finance -- United States, Presidential candidates -- Political activity -- Education policy, Political campaigns, Education, Public finance, Teachers, Political parties, Political fund raising, Government aid to education, Presidential elections, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Democratic Party (United States) -- Political activity -- Personalities -- Education policy
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Democrats have long backed charter schools as a politically safe way to give kids at low-performing schools more options. Many supported merit pay for the best teachers [...]

Published
2019

41. Democrats abandon charter schools as 'reform' agenda falls from favor

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Educational reform -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Political campaigns -- Forecasts and trends, Charter schools -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Government finance, Presidential candidates -- Political activity, Education, Public finance, Teachers, Political parties, Political fund raising, Government aid to education, Presidential elections, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Democratic Party (United States) -- Political activity
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Democrats have long backed charter schools as a politically safe way to give kids at low-performing schools more options. Many supported merit pay for the best teachers [...]

Published
2019

42. Education Department implements special-education rule after losing court case

Author

Meckler , Laura

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Powers and duties, Minority students -- Laws, regulations and rules, Special education -- Laws, regulations and rules, School discipline -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The Education Department told states this week that it was reversing course and enforcing an Obama-era regulation designed to ensure children of color are not disproportionately punished [...]

Published
2019

43. DeVos used personal email for official business in 'limited' circumstances, report finds

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Secretaries of education -- Investigations -- Records and correspondence, Email -- Usage -- Reports -- Access control -- Investigations, Workers, Company legal issue, E-mail, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Education Secretary Betsy DeVos used personal email for official business on a 'limited' number of occasions, according to a report released Monday by the department's inspector general. [...]

Published
2019

44. Trump judicial nominees decline to endorse Brown v. Board under Senate questioning

Author

Meckler, Laura and Barnes , Robert

Subjects
Judicial candidates -- Political aspects, Confirmation hearings -- Political aspects, Segregation in education -- Political aspects, Apartheid, Segregation, Education, Judicial selection, Judges, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Brown v. Board of Education 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler;Robert Barnes For months, a Democratic senator has been asking Trump judicial nominees what appears to be a straightforward question: Was Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark [...]

Published
2019

45. A mock funeral aims to help students bury their pain

Author

Meckler , Laura

Subjects
Atlanta, Georgia -- Educational aspects, High school students -- Psychological aspects -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Funerals -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Academic achievement -- Forecasts and trends, Stress management -- Methods, School improvement programs, Poverty, Essays, High schools, Students, Teaching, Workers, Social workers, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler ATLANTA -- By the time the last student walked past the open casket, hundreds of notes were piled inside, bits of pain the mourners hoped to bury. [...]

Published
2019

46. Trump administration scrambles to defend budget cut for Special Olympics

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, President of the United States -- Economic policy, Federal budget (United States) -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Secretaries of education -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Powers and duties, Legislators, Budgets, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Special Olympics -- Government finance -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler The Trump administration faced withering attacks and bipartisan pushback as it scrambled Wednesday to defend its proposal to kill federal funding for Special Olympics. President Trump's budget [...]

Published
2019

47. DeVos defends billions in education-spending cuts to skeptical House Democrats

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Appropriations -- Powers and duties, Scholarships (Financial aid) -- Statistics -- Government finance -- Political aspects, Secretaries of education -- Political activity, Government aid to education -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Education, Budgets, Tax law, Political parties, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended her request to cut billions of dollars from the agency's budget, as Democrats attacked her plan as outrageous and damaging [...]

Published
2019

48. Local Digest: Man slain in Northeast D.C., police say

Author

Schmidt, Samantha, Meckler, Laura, and Weil, Martin

Subjects
Homicide investigation, Traffic accidents -- Investigations -- Casualties, Fire investigation, Gunshot wounds, Shooting, Physicians, Company legal issue, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

THE DISTRICT 23-year-old man fatally shot in NE A man was fatally shot Saturday night in the Brentwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. police said Sunday. The shooting occurred about [...]

Published
2019

49. Fire destroys home, displaces residents of three townhouses in Centreville

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Fire investigation, Edible vegetable oils, Fires, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler Three families were displaced after a fire destroyed a Centreville townhouse and damaged two others Saturday, Fairfax County fire officials said Sunday. The cause was cooking oil [...]

Published
2019

50. West Virginia man sentenced for online sex solicitation of a minor in Virginia

Author

Meckler, Laura

Subjects
Cybersex -- Cases, Prostitution -- Cases, Police departments, Advertising executives, Detective fiction, Company legal issue, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Laura Meckler A West Virginia man was sentenced last week to more than 15 years in prison after being convicted in Loudoun County of five counts of electronic solicitation [...]

Published
2019

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