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Pr. George's Board To Close 8 Schools
Eight Prince George's County schools, most of them inside the Capital Beltway or in the southern part of the county, will close next year under a revised plan the Board of Education approved last night, saving the school system nearly $6 million in a tight budget year. (Washington Post)
Barry Owes $277,000 in Taxes
Federal authorities say D.C. Council member Marion Barry failed to pay more than $277,000 in back taxes and are continuing to ask that the former mayor's probation be revoked, according to court documents.In a six-page memorandum filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Zeno said Mr. Barry has "continually flouted the standards applicable to all persons who reside in the District of Columbia" and failed to file his 2007 federal tax return until Feb. 17, but still owed unpaid taxes even then. (Washington Times)
Meeting on Lansdowne Attack Draws 100s
Nearly a thousand people packed the National Conference Center in Lansdowne last night for a community meeting about a recent attack that left one man dead and his wife critically injured. Residents remained anxious over Sunday's attack of the Potomac Station couple, who were assaulted during a morning stroll along a path used by joggers and dog walkers. (Loudoun Extra)
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$20,000 Anonymous Donation
A few weeks ago, "a nice, little old lady," as described by the mayor's secretary, delivered a check for $20,000 and a cover letter by hand to Euille's office. She had read about the current plight of nonprofits and wanted to do something about it. "I was just taken aback by it," Euille said after just glancing at the letter. He had to leave his office, so he tucked the letter and check into his desk drawer, returning to it later. "So I came back, and I fell over when I really saw the check for $20,000." (Alexandria Times)
All Boys English Class
When William Lee learned at a staff meeting last fall that academic performance by black males at Albert Einstein High School was "woefully low," he went home thinking the problem was not with the kids. "I went home that evening, I was so disturbed by it I just couldn't sleep," said Lee, a literacy coach and English teacher at the Kensington school, and began to think about what variable could be changed to make the boys scholars. (Gazette.net)
