Montgomery County

Joy Resmovits

Exclusionary Housing Leads To Educational 'Segregation' -- Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Education News, David Rothwell, Education and Housing, Zoning, Housing, Exclusionary Zoning, Montgomery County, Brookings Institute, Maryland Education, Dianne Piche, Education, Washington, Rutgers University, Housing Policy, Inclusionary Zoning, Education Reform, D.C., Education News

Tanya McDowell, a Connecticut mother, made headlines last year when she was accused of stealing -- specifically, of stealing an education for her son....

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Train Hits Obstruction Placed Intentionally On Tracks

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Video, Montgomery County, MARC Train, Marc, Montgomery County MD, Train Sabotage, MARC Train Sabotage, Commuter Railroads, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Officials in Maryland believe that the tire that got stuck underneath a commuter train's locomotive on Wednesday was placed on the track...

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Arin Greenwood

PHOTOS: A Deadly Virus Is Killing Maryland's Turtles, Salamanders And Tadpoles

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Video, Richard Seigel, Montgomery County, Towson University, Turtles, Salamanders, Ranavirus, Tadpoles, Wildlife, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- What can you do to help stop a ravaging virus from spreading farther in Maryland's turtle population? As the Washington Post reporte...

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Thousands Of D.C. Students Suspended Before They Can Spell

The Washington Post | Donna St. George | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Students Suspended, Dc Schools, Washington Dc Schools, Student Discipline, Montgomery County, School Suspensions, Prince William County, Elementary School Suspensions, Education News

Thousands of elementary students were suspended from public schools last year in Washington and its suburbs, some of them so young that they were lear...

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Rachel Tepper

Bikeshare Officials Explore Corporate Sponsorship Options

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Virginia, DC News, Capital Bikeshare, Video, Montgomery County, Bike-Culture, Dc Around Town, Winter, Dc Traffic, DC Transit, Transit, Arlington County, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Capital Bikeshare is now moving forward with making the corporate sponsorship plan that was being considered in the fall a reality. T...

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PHOTOS: Texas Mom Killed On Birthday While Trying To Help Motorist In Trouble

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Texas, Drunk Driving, Good Samaritan Killed, Drunk Driving Death, Video, Tammy Rhoades, Stefanie Rhoades, Montgomery County, Willis, Warren Diepraam, Tyler Shelton, Gay Schiappa, Impact News

Good Samaritan Killed on her Birthday: MyFoxHOUSTON.com While driving home from celebrating her 45th birthday Monday, Tammy Rhoades stopped for a mot...

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Maryland's Largest County Institutes Retail Bag Tax

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Reusable Bags, Video, Montgomery County, Bag Tax, Bag Fee, Montgomery County Bag Tax, Plastic Bag Tax, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Residents in Maryland's most populated county are getting used to a new 5-cent bag fee meant to curb pollution, encourage the use of reu...

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The Army of the Sane Makes a Stand

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Joe the Nerd, Tea Party, Bruce Castor, Sanity, Joe Hoeffel, Montgomery County, Army of the Sane, Ows, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Politics News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

For the last two-plus years we have been subjected to the steady drumbeat of the insanity generated by the Tea Party. Those who weren't yelling like ...

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Prosecutors: 11-Year-Old Md. Boy Beaten With Baseball Bat

AP | By ERIC TUCKER | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Curtis Lopez, Video, Killed Kid, Montgomery County, William McQuain, Jane McQuain, Missing Children, Maryland, DC News

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- An 11-year-old Maryland boy found dead in the woods last month was beaten in the head with a baseball bat that was left near the chi...

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Praying for Zoning Reality in Olney

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Wheaton, Montgomery County, Rural Roads, Church, Zoning, Church Zoning, Olney, DC News
Art Brodsky

Emory Church Road is the very definition of a rustic road. So of course Montgomery County wants to allow a 50,000 square-foot structure with a parking lot big enough for 200 cars right in the middle of the picture.

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Apple Store Employee Heard 'Oh God, Please Help Me'

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Murder, Video, Lululemon, Crime, Lululemon Murder, Montgomery County, Yoga Store Murder, Brittany Norwood, Jayna Murray, Bethesda, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Two Apple store employees testified in a Montgomery County courtroom on Friday afternoon that they heard a violent commotion unfolding n...

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Police: Clothing Appears To Tie Discovered Body To Missing Boy

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Curtis Lopez, DC News, Video, Child Murder, Montgomery County, William McQuain, Jane McQuain, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON — Maryland police found remains on Tuesday that they believe are a missing boy whose mother was discovered beaten and stabbed to deat...

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Police Believe They Found Missing Maryland Boy's Body In Woods

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Murder, Curtis Lopez, Video, Montgomery County, William McQuain, Jane McQuain, Missing Children, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- A police search team on Tuesday discovered the body of a boy they believe to be 11-year-old William McQuain, whose mother was found murd...

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Slain Md. Woman Feared Estranged Husband

AP | By ERIC TUCKER | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Murder, Curtis Lopez, Crime, Montgomery County, Jane McQuain Murder, William McQuain, Germantown, Jane McQuain, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- A suburban Maryland woman found dead inside her home this week had recently expressed concerns about her safety after her estranged husb...

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Suspect Arrested In Death Of Germantown Woman; Child Still Missing

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Curtis Lopez, Video, Montgomery County, William McQuain, Thomas Manger, Jane McQuain, Maryland, DC News

GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Montgomery County police say a suspect is in custody in the death of a woman and the disappearance of her 11-year-old son. There...

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Warner: Region Needs New Potomac River Bridge

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: DC News, Virginia, New Potomac River Bridge, Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Outer Beltway, Maryland, Potomac River, Transportation, DC News

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) thinks the D.C. region needs additional bridges crossing the Potomac River, an issue that's often the thir...

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Rachel Tepper

Capital Bikeshare's Future: Corporate Sponsorship?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: DC News, Bike Sharing, Capital Bikeshare, Video, Biking, Bicycles, District of Columbia, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Montgomery County, Arlington County, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Just as the city's pioneering bike-sharing program marked its one-year anniversary on Tuesday by recording its one-millionth trip, Capit...

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Maryland Gas-Tax Hike: Prospects Dim After 2012

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Rob Gariagola, Video, Maryland Gas Tax, Transportation Funding, Gas Tax, Montgomery County, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- If Maryland lawmakers don't approve a gas-tax hike next year, there's little chance anything will be done politically on the issue until...

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Will Silver Spring's Fillmore Undermine D.C.'s Music Scene?

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Silver Spring, Livenation, Video, Black Cat, District of Columbia, Montgomery County, Ticket Prices, Fillmore, 9:30 Club, Fillmore Silver Spring, Music, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Following its debut last week, the Fillmore music hall in Silver Spring has raised questions about whether the Live Nation-run venue wil...

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Flash-Mob Group Justice: Md. Lawmaker Looks At Tougher Penalties

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: 7-11-Flash-Mob-Robbery, Video, Ike Leggett, Jeffrey Waldstreicher, 7-Eleven-Flash-Mob, Crime, Montgomery County, Maryland, Flash Mob, DC News

In Maryland, those charged in a "flash mob" robbery may not be only held responsible for the items they stole individually. If the "flash mob" steals ...

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WATCH: Facebook Reunites Mom With Snatched Son After 12 Years

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Facebook Reunion, Video, North Penn High School, Montgomery County, Kattia Liebers, Jared Liebers, Impact News

After searching for 12 years, Kattia Liebers and her son were finally reunited on Sunday, thanks to a Facebook exchange, MyFoxPhilly.com reports. ...

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NY Times Wrong About Teacher Evals, Race To The Top

Peter Meyer | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Michael Winerip, Teacher Evaluations, Race to the Top, Jerry Weast, Montgomery County, Maryland, Teachers, New York Times Education, Obama Education, Education Reform, Education News
Peter Meyer

Instead of hailing a successful teacher evaluation program, Winerup turns his story into another excuse to throw punches at the school reform movement.

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Joy Resmovits

The Superintendent Who Doesn't Believe In Superman

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Teachers College, Michelle Rhee, Jeffrey Henig, New York City Department of Education, Waiting for Superman, David Bloomfield, Stamford, Montgomery County, Connecticut, Teachers Unions, Education Reform, Joshua Starr, New York City, Maryland, Education News

The newly-announced head of Montgomery County, Md., schools is not a fan of extremes. “There is no one reform model where one size fits all,” ...

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Choosing the Right Superintendent

Richard Lee Colvin | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Providence Schools, Urban School Boards, Montgomery County, Chicago Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools, Michael Bloomberg, Atlanta Superintendent Search, Cathie Black, Joel Klein, Public School Reform in Newark, Dennis Walcott, Mayor Bloomberg, School Superintendents, Education News
Richard Lee Colvin

The characteristics and experience of new leaders need to match the challenges they will face. This may seem obvious. But it often doesn't happen.

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Bizarre Yoga Store Incident Results In Murder Charge

AP | By ERIC TUCKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Bethesda-Maryland, First-Degree Murder, Lululemon Athletica, Crime, Rockville, Montgomery County, Brittany Norwood, Jayna Murray, US News, Bethesda, Home News

-- Police in an affluent Washington suburb say a co-worker killed a woman found dead inside a yoga clothing store in Bethesda, Md. last week, then ma...

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