Browse past news stories for Stuart-hobson Middle School in Washington, DC.

• D.C. school principals report improved resources, support (Washington Post)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
  Five years ago, some principals from D.C. public schools took part in a survey that revealed their disappointment with the lack of support and resources they received from the school system. Some principals were so unprepared that they began the school year without adequate staffing, textbooks,...
• RANDOM ACTS: Healthy aid for children (The Washington Times)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 09:53:14 am
  KEEN, a volunteer-based nonprofit that encourages exercise through recreational programs for area children with disabilities, is hosting its ninth annual KEENFest fundraiser Thursday. In its 17th year, KEEN - Kids Enjoy Exercise Now - has developed into a nationwide organization with seven affiliates across the country that provide the group's innovative programs to children and families. On ...
• D.C. Students React To President's Message (NPR)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 08:44:23 pm
  President Obama addressed the nation's schoolchildren Tuesday, urging them to work hard. Some students at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, D.C., who watched the president's address, called his speech "really true," and "inspirational."
• New Project Profile: Stuart-Hobson Middle School Discovers and Saves Archival Treasures (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
  posted on May 19, 2009 at 03:55:09 pm
  For decades, irreplaceable PTA scrapbooks, historical school photos, and roll books dating from 1926 to 1967 languished in a little-used room of Capitol Hill's Stuart-Hobson Middle School. Rediscovered during the 2006 renovation of the school library, the archival treasures shed light on the ethnic and national origins of the families, parents' occupations, and outbreaks of serious diseases such ...
• IMLS Celebrates National Library (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
  posted on May 19, 2009 at 03:54:19 pm
  In honor of National Library Week, Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), toured the newly-created archives at the Stuart-Hobson Middle School on Capitol Hill on April 14. The historical treasures, including irreplaceable PTA scrapbooks, historical photos, and roll books dating from 1926 to 1967, were re-discovered during the 2006 renovation of ...
• Middle School Students Find Buried Treasure (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
  posted on April 14, 2009 at 11:53:06 pm
  In a messy storeroom, they've found pictures, class rosters, and newspaper clippings tracing the history of the school back to the 1920s.
• 25th Annual MetLife Teacher Survey Looks Back on More Than Two Decades of Education Reform (Centre Daily Times)
  posted on February 25, 2009 at 02:45:01 pm
  Have 25 years of reform improved American education? According to the newly-released MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Past, Present, and Future , there’s encouraging news: today’s teachers feel more satisfied in their careers, more respected, and better prepared than teachers in the past. They also view academic standards and curriculum as stronger, and students as better prepared. The ...
• Morning Roundup: Orange You Happy To See Us Edition (DCist)
  posted on February 19, 2009 at 02:47:45 pm
  Photo by Kevin H. Good morning, Washington. We hope those of you coming in to the city on the Orange and Blue Metro lines didn't have too bad a time this morning. Orange Line trains are still sharing the same track between Foggy Bottom-GWU and Clarendon stations due to emergency track work at Court House. WMATA says major delays of up to 40 minutes should be expected in both ...