Education
Latest Stories
eb23301f1910c721210f6a706700f6cb.jpg
Palestinian schoolchildren walk in debris by a damaged school in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Schools in Gaza opened Saturday for the first time since the truce, which calls for an end to Gaza rocket fire on Israel and Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, came after eight days of cross-border fighting, the bloodiest between Israel and Hamas in four years. The school was damaged when Israeli forces struck on a nearby building. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
THANKSGIVING_112208
Anacostia's Xavier Harkum (33) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Dunbar's Michael Smith (19) in the first quarter during the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. This game, played between two District high school football teams is rich in tradition and always played on Thanksgiving Day, however this year's contest had a slight change in the last few days leading up to the game when Woodrow WIlson High School was disqualified because one the team's players was found to have been a resident of Maryland. Anacostia High School was chosen as an alternative. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
THANKSGIVING_112207
Carol Barber raises her pom pom as she cheers on her son Laquan Barber as Anacostia High School faces Dunbar High School for the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. This game, played between two District high school football teams is rich in tradition and always played on Thanksgiving Day, however this year's contest had a slight change in the last few days leading up to the game when Woodrow WIlson High School was disqualified because one the team's players was found to have been a resident of Maryland. Anacostia High School was chosen as an alternative. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
THANKSGIVING_112206
Anacostia High School's Yusuf Jones (5) bows his head during the playing of the National Anthem as they face Dunbar High School for the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. This game, played between two District high school football teams is rich in tradition and always played on Thanksgiving Day, however this year's contest had a slight change in the last few days leading up to the game when Woodrow WIlson High School was disqualified because one the team's players was found to have been a resident of Maryland. Anacostia High School was chosen as an alternative. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
THANKSGIVING_112205
**FILE** Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray tosses the coin before the game as Anacostia High School faces Dunbar High School for the 43nd Annual DCIAA Turkey Bowl Varsity Football Championship at Eastern High School in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
20121122-171829-pic-25323504.jpg
Georgetown’s varsity lightweight crew members are put through the paces on the Potomac River. Giuseppe Lanzone, who competed in the past two Olympics, exhorts his rowers. Another coach is Sam Stitt, a 2008 Olympian and a teammate of Lanzone’s at McLean High School more than a decade ago. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
20121122-171719-pic-764898703.jpg
photographs by craig bisacre/the washington times Georgetown’s varsity lightweight crew members are put through the paces on the Potomac River. Giuseppe Lanzone (below), who competed in the past two Olympics, exhorts his rowers. Another coach is Sam Stitt, a 2008 Olympian and a teammate of Lanzone’s at McLean High School more than a decade ago.
20121122-170411-pic-546469446.jpg
When C.J. Brown tore an ACL in August, it left Maryland without an experienced college quarterback. (Associated Press)
COZY_6544_20121114
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, Abbi and Andrew Audas pick up donations from the Keep Them Cozy box at Abbie's school, Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, Md. The family regularly checks the boxes at both children's schools, and they keep getting donations dropped off at their house as well. They plan to leave next Wednesday to drive things up to New Jersey, where they will stay and volunteer for a few days. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
COZY_6543_20121114
Abbi Audas, right, 12, and her brother Andrew, 9, carry donated items out of Abbi's school, Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, Md., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. The Audas children placed donation boxes at each of their schools for "Project Keep Them Cozy," asking people to donate items for Hurricane Sandy victims. The family will drive all of the donated items to New Jersey on Wednesday and then stay through the Thanksgiving holiday to volunteer. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
20121121-172556-pic-913864119.jpg
Robert Redford is a trustee of Pitzer College, which is creating an environmental studies program in his name. (Associated Press)
Big Ten Expansion Mar_Hasc (1).jpg
Big Ten Commissioner James Delany speaks at a news conference to announce the University of Maryland's decision to move to the Big Ten in College Park, Md., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Maryland is joining the Big Ten, leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference in a shocker of a move in the world of conference realignment that was driven by the school's budget woes. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
20121119-200919-pic-954165882.jpg
Among those listening to Kaya Henderson and Mayor Vincent C. Gray at Monday’s luncheon at the Verizon Center is Anacostia High School’s Markel Woods (left, in dark suit). (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
20121119-200919-pic-647740551.jpg
DC School Superintendent, Kaya Henderson speaks during the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association Turkey Bowl Luncheon at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, November 19, 2012. Henderson should learn today weather D.C. Council members are buying her pitch to close or, “consolidate” nearly 20 school in the District. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
20121119-191023-pic-91254202.jpg
Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany offers remarks during a press conference to announce the University of Maryland’s joining the Big Ten Conference, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
