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Make the Message Matter

The Office of Education Services (OES) is hosting the 3rd annual Make the Message Matter summer institute for school leaders. Register now for "Make the Message Matter: Building Trusting Relationships" at George Mason University and in partnership with Alexandria City, Arlington County, Fairfax County, and Loudoun County Public Schools.

Reading Specialist Students Tutor Struggling Elementary School Children

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the percentage of students in Virginia who performed at or above the National Assessment of Educational Progress Basic reading level was 74 percent in 2007, up slightly from 72 percent in 2005.

Loudoun: Think you would like to be a teacher?

The Elementary and Secondary Education Programs will be holding an information session for the Loudoun campus programs. This session will be held at the Mason Loudoun Campus in Sterling, VA. To find directions to the campus please visit: http://loudoun.gmu.edu

Batteries, Bulbs and — Band? Mason Graduate Teaching Fellows Take Their Research to K-12 Classrooms

Being a scientist is hard work. You have to deal with equipment failures, time constraints and problems with your colleagues — and that’s all before lunch period.

That's what sixth graders at Manassas Park Middle School in Manassas Park, Va., are discovering this year.

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