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Currently, if a student lives more than a mile from an elementary school, or more than 1.5 miles from a middle or high school, that student is eligible for free bus service. 

Will Fairfax County Trim School Buses?

More students could be walking to school in Fairfax County in the future, rather than riding the bus.  Due to the significant drop in tax revenues, county officials have already trimmed police, fire, library, and transpiration budgets, and school officials may consider expanding…

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    Will Fairfax County Trim School Buses?

    More students could be walking to school in Fairfax County in the future, rather than riding the bus.  Due to the significant drop in tax revenues, county

    Hubble Instruments to Smithsonian

    Two instruments that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster in 1993 were recently returned to Earth and are going on display at the Smithsonian's

    FOX 5 Money: Financial Education

    Reading, writing, and arithmetic are the basics of any educational experience, but soon students may be focusing on something else that's important to their

    12 Indicted for Stealing Library Books

    Twelve people have been indicted for stealing books from the Prince George's County Library System.  Prosecutors say it wasn't just a few books, it was a lot

    Group Hands Out Books For Literacy

    The country's largest family and child literacy non-profit is handing out thousands of books to students at about four dozen D.C. schools.  Ernestine Walls

    DC Council on School Budget Gap, Rhee

    D.C. Council members are accusing Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee of skirting the law when she laid off teachers and staff to save money as the school system

    Rhee Testifies on DC Teacher Layoffs

    The D.C. Council was infuriated by several revelations at a hearing on Thursday to investigate the firing of nearly 300 D.C. Public Schools teachers and staff.

    Maple Seeds Inspire New Flying Machine

    Clark School Aerospace Engineering students solve 60-year-old design dilemma by mimicking Maple tree seeds.

    Obama Visits Viers Mill Students

    President Barack Obama visited a Maryland school Monday to congratulate the students and teachers on their hard work.

    DC Council Meets on Teacher Firings

    Angry D.C. teachers and guidance counselors sounded off about being laid off at a special city council oversight hearing on Friday, and some made calls to

    Hampton U Crowns First White Miss HU

    Hampton University has crowned its first white Miss HU.  The crowning Friday of Nikole Churchill didn't sit well with some on campus at the historically black

    Rally Supports Laid-Off Ballou Teachers

    On Friday, a group of former Ballou High School students rallied behind a popular athletic coach and teacher who lost his job when more than 200 D.C. teachers

    PG Schools Getting H1N1 Vaccinations

    Children in Prince George's County are at the front of the line to get swine flu vaccinations.

    Michelle Rhee on DC School Layoffs

    D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee joined us to discuss teacher layoffs.

    Laid-Off DC Teachers Hold Protest

    D.C. Public School teachers who were laid off last week say they're not happy about it, and on Thursday night they took to the streets to protest. Many of the

    Union Files Suit Over Teacher Layoffs

    More than 200 D.C. school teachers who were recently laid off are fighting back. They went to a union meeting on Wednesday afternoon where they found out that

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