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A Really Bad Math Problem
Below is a really bad math problem a friend’s child was given. The problem comes from College Preparatory Mathematics’ (CPM) Foundations for Algebra. Belinda has four envelopes with the letter m...
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Bring Back DC School Choice Program!
In 2003 Congress created the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provided vouchers for low income families to send their children to private schools. The program appeared to be very successful...
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Child Calls 911 For Help With Math Homework
Child Calls 911 For Help With Math Homework By MSN NZ Wed Apr 20 17:00:00 2011 US police were surprised by an unusual emergency call after a four-year-old boy dialed 911 for help with his homework. The...
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Student May Have Been Assaulted at SJHS
Inside NOVA is reporting that an 18 year old SJHS student has been taken into custody for allegedly sexually assaulting and raping a 14 year old student at the same school. The assault allegedly...
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Postivie or Positive?
Many thanks to those of you who notified us of the typo in the title of recent article – Accentuating the Postivie, or Misleading the Public. I’ll be sure to add positive to this week’s spelling list!
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What should PWCS do with $39,725,000?
Rumor on the street has it that the Prince William County government expects to receive $70,000,000 more in tax revenue next year due to the tax increases the state passed. $39,725,000 is the school...
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Happy Pi Day!
In honor of real math enthusiasts everywhere… Happy Pi Day For you Investigations and Connected Math fans who have no clue what I’m talking about, Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of...
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VA SOLs Versus the Common Core State Standards
Should Virginia continue its long tradition of local control over what our children learn, when they learn it, and how they’re evaluated, or should Virginia cede that to the federal government and...
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Back to School 2014 – 2015 School Year!
Welcome back for the 2014 – 2015 school year! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing summer. The Va Dept of Ed released SOL and end of year exam scores yesterday, August 28, 2014. That is one of...
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Intentionally Misleading, or Poor Choice of Words?
My children have been reading The Giver this summer, and the focus on precision of language got me thinking this morning. So often, it seems these days, we read or learn about programs or products...
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