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Photo courtesy of Maroke/Adobe Stock By David Hodes Public schools in Northern Virginia are some of the best in the country, which can complicate the decision of where to enroll your child. But lurking below the surface of the K-12 public school education...

— Maanasa Mendu named America’s Top Young Scientist in Nation’s Premier Middle School Science Competition for her invention of HARVEST, a device that provides remote, global energy solutions by gathering unused solar and wind energy that is already around...

Even at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a top-ranked magnet school, senior Pooja Chandrashekar stands out among her brainiac peers. She’s got a 4.57 grade-point average, scored a 2390 (out of 2400) on the SAT, and aced all...

DC Thrifty Mom’s FREE THINGS TO DO This Weekend in Washington DC Metro Area: March 7 & 8, 2015 Always call or check the event website before heading out; Event information is subject to change. ***Visit our Calendar for more FREE & Cheap...

What could have been a dreary snow day stuck inside the house turned out to be one of the most memorable and fun times had this winter. Yes, we joined the much publicized sled-in at the Capitol yesterday. And while we didn’t spearhead the charge (thanks...