Valerie Strauss

Articles by Valerie Strauss

Stability, Advances Mark Howard President's Legacy (May 10, 2008)

Bowling Green President Named to Top Position (May 8, 2008)

Reviving the Vanished Voice of Poetry (May 5, 2008)

Raining on Her Own Parade (April 21, 2008)

Now It's Colleges' Turn to Say 'Pick Me!' (April 21, 2008)

U-Md. Officials Approve Minor in Latino Studies (April 19, 2008)

U-Md. Weighs Creating Latino Studies Minor (April 18, 2008)

Author Works To Prevent Reading's 'Death Spiral' (March 24, 2008)

Question for the Ages: What Books When? (March 24, 2008)

Drop in High School Graduates Seen (March 20, 2008)

Johns Hopkins President To Retire at End of Year (March 11, 2008)

Population Shift Sends Universities Scrambling (March 10, 2008)

Drop in Applications Tests D.C. Area Private Schools (March 5, 2008)

Life Lesson Tests Students' Gag Reflex (March 4, 2008)

Balancing Academic Tradition and Skills Employers Demand (March 3, 2008)

Relentless Questioning Paves a Deeper Path (February 18, 2008)

$20 Million Saudi Gift Is Questioned (February 15, 2008)

Across the Region, College Students Are Felled by Bug (February 14, 2008)

House Backs Billions in New College Aid (February 8, 2008)

U-Md. Offers Ivy League Lessons to Older Crowd (February 8, 2008)

Author Reinvents Science Textbooks as Lively, Fun Narratives (January 28, 2008)

Area Schools Heed Science Industry's Warning (January 28, 2008)

43% in Middle Politically, Same as in '06, Study Says (January 27, 2008)

Heftier Aid at Elite Colleges Draws Praise, Rebukes (January 27, 2008)

Yale Announces Plan To Cut Tuition for Many (January 15, 2008)

A Growing College Rivalry: The Fight for Faculty Stars (January 14, 2008)

Some Recruitments Start With a Personal Spark (January 14, 2008)

Critics of Saudi Academy Say Textbooks Promote Intolerance (January 10, 2008)

Top Musicians Are Composing Own Curricula (December 17, 2007)

Hoping to Turn The Beat Around (December 17, 2007)

Taking on the Economics of Gender Inequity (December 3, 2007)

Would They Call It P.G. United? (November 29, 2007)

Language Immersion Prototype Stumbling (November 26, 2007)

School Officials Say U.S. Panel's Call for Closure Hurt Image (November 16, 2007)

ESL Courses for a Global Workforce (November 12, 2007)

Ill-Gotten Gains Will Become Windfall for Teachers' Union (November 11, 2007)

Acting President Hires New Finance Officials for UDC (November 5, 2007)

U.S. 'Studying' Islamic School Report (November 5, 2007)

Swastikas Drawn Near Hospital and In 2 Dorms (October 30, 2007)

State Dept. Urged to Shut Saudi School in Fairfax (October 19, 2007)

Charting New Courses To Make Subjects Click (October 8, 2007)

Breathing Life Into the Lecture Hall (September 24, 2007)

Tuition Aid Program May Get Income Test (September 21, 2007)

Students Can Rest Easy Now (September 18, 2007)

Center Focuses on Teachers, Not Test Scores (September 10, 2007)

Acting President Plans to Overhaul Management Team (August 28, 2007)

Firms to Pay $3 Million For SAT Scoring Errors (August 25, 2007)

GOP Senator Seeks to Add Income Test For Program (August 24, 2007)

Killings Focus Attention on Security at Colleges (August 18, 2007)

U.S. News's College Rankings Face Competition and Criticism (August 17, 2007)

Civil Rights Lawyer's Life Celebrated (August 13, 2007)

Top Private Education Lender Cuts Jobs (August 2, 2007)

Spending Issues Prompt Changes at UDC (July 29, 2007)

Interim Leader Named to Permanent Post (July 21, 2007)

Board to Vote on Letting Kerwin Remain at Helm (July 19, 2007)

Student Loan Nonprofit a Boon for CEO (July 16, 2007)

School May Seek President Who Could Raise Its Profile (July 14, 2007)

Rock Creek International's Tearful Last Hurrah (June 7, 2007)

In Finals, Pressure Seems Unending (June 4, 2007)

Some Colleges Want to Curb Flow of Data to Magazine (May 20, 2007)

The Sting of the Bee (May 14, 2007)

Winfrey, Snow Share Power of Compassion (May 13, 2007)

UDC President Urged Toward Fundraising, Modernizing (May 8, 2007)

Teachers Honored for Outstanding Service (May 4, 2007)

House Votes to End Test Central to GOP's Shift on Head Start (May 3, 2007)

Howard's President To Retire Next Year (April 28, 2007)

Colleges Enhancing Security (April 26, 2007)

Counsels Placed on Leave Amid Sports Probes (April 19, 2007)

Universities Are on Alert, Rethinking Own Security (April 17, 2007)

With Homework, a Helping Hand Can Sometimes Be a Hindrance (April 16, 2007)

Area Colleges Scrutinize Financial Aid Practices in Wake of Recent Scandal (April 13, 2007)

Coup That Is Oprah Has Howard Gushing (April 3, 2007)

Putting Assessments to the Test (March 26, 2007)

Rock Creek Tries To Finish Semester (March 23, 2007)

Preschoolers' Test May Be Suspended (March 18, 2007)

When Cutting Up in Class Is Okay (March 5, 2007)

Exclusive School, Running Deficit, Is at Risk of Closing (February 22, 2007)

Woman Chosen to Lead Harvard (February 10, 2007)

Why Read Shakespeare When Clancy Can Get You a Pizza Party? (January 29, 2007)

Headmasters' Salaries on the Rise (January 20, 2007)

Excessive Force Wasn't Used Against Students Occupying Building, Report Finds (January 17, 2007)

Despite Lessons on King, Some Unaware of His Dream (January 15, 2007)

U.S. Education Officials Question Diversity Standard (January 8, 2007)

Teaching the Notion of Nanotechnology (December 19, 2006)

Mayor Gets College Course on Job Hunt (December 14, 2006)

Systems Struggling to Address Student Health (December 5, 2006)

A Snapshot of the State of U.S. Education (November 21, 2006)

To Ease College Admission, Some Say Stick With the Flute (or Physics Team) (November 18, 2006)

New Focus on Affirmative Action (November 17, 2006)

To Repay Misused Funds, City To Take $9 Million From Coffers (November 2, 2006)

Schools May Offer More Single-Sex Classes Under New U.S. Regulations (October 25, 2006)

In Quest for Speed, Books Are Lost on Children (October 24, 2006)

Assigned Books Often Are a Few Sizes Too Big (October 24, 2006)

The Rise of the Testing Culture (October 10, 2006)

So Many Grading Scales. What's An Admissions Director to Do? (September 26, 2006)

Report Calls for Improvement in K-8 Science Education (September 22, 2006)

D.C. Charter School Inquiry May Broaden Beyond Chief (September 13, 2006)

As Homework Grows, So Do Arguments Against It (September 12, 2006)

Canines Lapping Up Luxury in Miami Beach (September 5, 2006)

Hundreds More AP Test Scores Reported Missing (September 2, 2006)

Hundreds Worldwide Hit by Loss Of AP Tests (August 18, 2006)

Funds May Have Been Directed to Friends (August 14, 2006)