Lisa Raymond

School Body Prepares for All-Elected Status for the First Time in 12 Years

washingtonpost.com
05-Nov-2008 1 related
        

D.C. residents cast their ballots yesterday to usher in the return of a fully elected Board of Education for the first time since 1996, with one member representing each of the District's eight wards and one at-large member.

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For D.C.'s School Board

washingtonpost.com
01-Nov-2008
        

SINCE THE mayoral takeover of D.C. schools, much has been made of the powers taken from the board. Overlooked are the powers the reconstituted board possesses -- its vital role in shaping academics and student learning. Voters...

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Pin-cushion Stosur sharpens game again

theage.com.au
30-Oct-2008
        

THIS time last year, a nurse would visit Sam Stosur's home in Tampa, Florida, each week to search for a vein and jab in a fresh needle. Stosur, the tennis player, had become Stosur, the pin cushion, her existence dictated by...

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