Thornton Friends School News

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DCPS Teachers Get the Ax: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper (Washington City Paper)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 03:19:12 pm
Morning all. The official tally: 229 teachers have been axed from DCPS, along with another 159 support staff. And Chancellor Michelle Rhee handed out pink slips on the same day that Hawk One Security decided to go under. How’s that for timing?
Transfers From Private to Public Schools Rising in D.C. Area (Washington Post)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
At the end of August, Gabriel Liegey left his crisp school uniform gathering dust in his closet in favor of jeans and T-shirts. Natalie Medrano and her sister traded a long drive to private school in Frederick for a ride on the school bus with other kids on their block. And Lawson Hamilton gave up...
Pastor Trusts in God to Prevent Church and School From Landing on Auction Block (Washington Post)
posted on September 11, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
The pastor says heaven will help him keep his school open. But the auctioneer says more earthly laws might prevail, and that the Progressive Baptist Church and Christian Academy in Temple Hills will be sold to the highest bidder later this month.