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80-606: Prince George's County Public Schools ( PGCPS ) is a public school district that serves Prince George's County, Maryland . During the 2023-2024 academic year, the district enrolls around 133,000 students and operates over 200 schools. PGCPS is the second-largest school district in Maryland, the third-largest district in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area , the 18th-largest in the United States , and

160-486: A "comprehensive" model as their base, with the exception of the Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George's Community College, which is a middle college program . All students are assigned to a high school based on an attendance area. Magnet Programs operate as a "School-Within-A-School" model, where the magnet serves as an alternative program---in addition to the main comprehensive program---and students from outside

240-814: A busing plan to address segregation. Despite the county's over 80% white demographic at the time, specific communities near Washington, D.C. had denser black populations. Although school boundaries were based on communities, the NAACP contended they mirrored segregated housing patterns . Consequently, a federal court mandated a school busing plan. A 1974 Gallup poll indicated that 75% of the county opposed forced busing, with just 32% of black respondents in favor. The court-mandated busing commenced abruptly mid-school year, excluding final-year high school students. This swift transition disturbed regular school activities and affected family life due to altered schedules, transportation challenges, and disrupted extracurriculars. By 2001,

320-481: A "board of trustees," "board of education," "school committee," etc.. This body usually appoints or hires an experienced public school administrator to function as the district's superintendent of schools – a district's chief executive . The superintendent oversees daily operations, decisions and implements the policies of the board. The school board may also exercise a quasi-judicial function in serious employee or student discipline matters. School districts in

400-626: A certain degree comparable to a school district. Other arrangements are possible: certain types of special schools in North Rhine-Westphalia are run by the Landschaftsverbände . There also exist private schools , mostly funded by the States, but run by private entities like churches or foundations. In Italy , school districts were established in 1974 by the " Provvedimenti Delegati sulla scuola " ("Assigned Laws [to

480-568: A decline in property tax revenues during and after the Great Recession . By 2016 there were about 13,000 school districts, and the average student population was about 5,000. Although these terms can vary slightly between various states and regions, these are typical definitions for school district constitution: These terms may not appear in a district's name, even though the condition may apply. In England and Wales , school boards were established in 1870, and abolished in 1902, with

560-411: A decrease of 38,127 or 35%. Many states had passed laws facilitating school district consolidation. In 1951 the majority of the school districts in existence were rural school districts only providing elementary education, and some school districts did not operate schools but instead provided transportation to other schools. The Midwest had a large number of rural school districts. Previously areas of

640-404: A different group of classes are taken on "B-Days," and the cycle repeats. Most high schools have between three and four lunch shifts, depending on enrollment and eating accommodations. The only exceptions are Eleanor Roosevelt High School — which has adopted a modified hybrid block schedule in which both traditional single period courses and double period (block schedule) courses are integrated — and

720-401: A grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally-controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board ) may be elected, appointed by

800-641: A minority of secondary schools , a few primary schools, and much further education . (Most schools are neither organized geographically nor publicly managed, although the Department of Education inspects and funds them and pays teachers' salaries.) Each ETB area comprises one or more local authority areas , with city or county councilors forming the bulk of the ETB board. The ETBs was formed in 2005 by amalgamating Vocational Education Committees established in 1930, also based on local government areas. In Hong Kong ,

880-407: A political office holder, serve ex officio , or a combination of any of these. An independent school district is a legally separate body corporate and political . Most school districts operate as independent local governmental units with exclusive authority over K–12 public educational operations and policies. The extent of their control is set by state-level law. Litigation against school districts

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960-577: A presence in the area include Fortrea , IQVIA , Charles River Laboratories , and ICON plc . The area's medical research is driven by government and non-profit health institutions, such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute , J. Craig Venter Institute , and the National Institutes of Health . Local consumer goods companies include Nestle USA and Mars, Incorporated . Many defense contractors are based in

1040-455: A school system that is separate but similar to a town's or a county's powers. These include the power to enter contacts, use eminent domain , and to issue binding rules and regulations affecting school policies and operations. The power of school districts to tax and spend is generally more limited. For example, many school districts in New York state require a majority of voters living in

1120-457: A significant biotechnology industry; companies with a major presence in the region as of 2011 include Merck , Pfizer , Human Genome Sciences , Martek Biosciences , and Qiagen . Additionally, many biotechnology companies such as United Therapeutics , Novavax , Emergent BioSolutions , Parabon NanoLabs and MedImmune have headquarters in the region. The area is also home to branch offices of many contract research organizations . Firms with

1200-641: A significant shuffling of military, civilian, and defense contractor employees in the Washington metropolitan area. The largest individual site impacts of the time are as follows: BRAC 2005 was the largest infrastructure expansion by the Army Corps of Engineers since World War II , resulting in the Mark Center , tallest building they have ever constructed, as well as National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East, which at 2.4 million square feet

1280-710: A single school district." Noting that most modern school districts were formed by consolidating one-room school districts in the first seven decades of the 20th century, Fischel argues that "outside the South, these consolidations were consented to by local voters" who "preferred districts whose boundaries conformed to their everyday interactions rather than formal units of government" and that "[t]he South ended up with county-based school districts because segregation imposed diseconomies of scale on district operations and required larger land-area districts." In New York , most school districts are separate governmental units with

1360-508: Is a significant industry in the Washington metropolitan region. In 2015, more than 74,000 tourism-sector jobs existed in the District of Columbia, a record-setting 19.3 million domestic tourists visited the city, and domestic and international tourists combined spent $ 7.1 billion. The convention industry is also significant; in 2016, D.C. hosted fifteen "city-wide conventions" with an estimated total economic impact of $ 277.9 million. Tourism

1440-659: Is also significant outside the District of Columbia; in 2015, a record-setting $ 3.06 billion in tourism spending was reported in Arlington , Virginia, and $ 2.9 billion in Fairfax County , Virginia. A 2016 National Park Service report estimated that there were 56 million visitors to national parks in the National Capital Region, sustaining 16,917 and generating close to $ 1.6 billion in economy impact. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure resulted in

1520-427: Is common and some law firms specialize in education law. Districts typically maintain professional liability insurance in order to pay its settlements and legal liabilities. As of 2023 in most U.S. states, public school districts may lay taxes to fund their operations. In others, such as Maine , some school districts are able to lay taxes and others are not. Independent school districts often exercise authority over

1600-494: Is included – and 23rd in the entire United States. 12.2% of Northern Virginia's 881,136 households, 8.5% of suburban Maryland's 799,300 households, and 8.2% of Washington's 249,805 households have an annual income in excess of $ 200,000, compared to 3.7% nationally. According to a report by the American Human Development Project , women in the Washington metropolitan area are ranked as having

1680-482: Is less than half the size of L.A., but both cities have around 100,000 Ph.D.'s." The Washington metropolitan area has held the top spot in the American College of Sports Medicine 's annual American Fitness Index ranking of the United States' 50 most populous metropolitan areas for two years running. The report cites, among other things, the high average fitness level and healthy eating habits of residents,

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1760-495: Is made up of periodicals such as National Affairs , those by The Slate Group , Foreign Policy , National Geographic , The American Prospect , and those by Atlantic Media , including The Atlantic . There are also many smaller regional publications present, such as The Washington Diplomat , The Hill , Hill Rag , Roll Call , Washington City Paper and the Washington Examiner . Anchored by

1840-459: Is surrounded by Interstate 495 with the locations inside of it referred to as Inside the Beltway . Washington, D.C., which is at the center of the area, is sometimes referred to as the District because of its status as a federal district, which makes it not part of any state. The Virginian portion of the region is known as Northern Virginia . The Maryland portion of the region is sometimes called

1920-856: Is the largest building the Corps have constructed since the Pentagon . "WMATA"-indicated systems are run by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and always accept Washington Metro fare cards; others may or may not. Listing of the professional sports teams in the Washington metropolitan area: The Washington metropolitan area is home to DCTV , USA Today , C-SPAN , PBS , NPR , Politico , BET , TV One and Discovery Communications . The two main newspapers are The Washington Post and The Washington Times . Local television channels include WRC-TV 4 (NBC), WTTG 5 (FOX), WJLA 7 (ABC), WUSA 9 (CBS), WDCA 20 (MyNetworkTV), WETA-TV 26 (PBS), WDCW 50 (CW), and WPXW 66 ( Ion ). WJLA 24/7 News

2000-413: Is the third-largest combined statistical area in the country. The Washington metropolitan area is one of the most educated and affluent metropolitan areas in the U.S. The metro area anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis with an estimated total population of 6,304,975 as of 2023 estimates, making it the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the nation, as well as

2080-435: Is through audition only. Several high schools have also implemented a Smaller Learning Community model, where they offer anywhere from two or more Academy Programs, which effectively breaks a school down into several smaller schools within the school, by allowing students to essentially declare a major (such as a student attending a college or university) through career academies such as "Arts, Media, and Communication" or

2160-639: The D.C. area , Greater Washington , the National Capital Region , or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia , Maryland , and Virginia ), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C. , the federal capital of the United States . The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia . It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area , which

2240-667: The Dulles Technology Corridor , the telecommunications and tech industry in DC spans a diverse range of players across internet infrastructure, broadcasting, satellite communications, and datacenters. Firms headquartered in the area include Cogent Communications , GTT Communications , Hughes Network Systems , iCore Networks , Iridium Communications , Intelsat , Ligado Networks , NII Holdings , Oceus Networks , OneWeb , Tegna Inc. , Transaction Network Services , Verisign , WorldCell , and XO Communications . Tourism

2320-770: The Education Bureau divides primary schools into 36 districts, known as school nets, for its Primary One Admission System . Of the 36 districts, districts 34 and 41 in Kowloon and districts 11 and 12 in Hong Kong Island are considered the most prestigious. In Iranian cities school kids normal registrations are limited by school districts, register is online at my.medu.ir and the parent sees schools within range online. Washington metropolitan area Washington–Arlington–Alexandria MSA The Washington metropolitan area , also referred to as

2400-663: The Houston Independent School District , was chosen to succeed Dr. Goldson. With House's appointment as Superintendent in June 2023, the district ceased referring to its head as CEO. List of superintendents: Prince George's County Public Schools operates its bus system, providing student transportation. The fleet comprises various school bus models from Blue Bird Corporation , IC Bus , and Thomas Built Buses , all running on diesel. Accessible buses are available for special-needs children. All buses bear

2480-790: The Midwest and West tend to cross municipal boundaries, while school districts in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions tend to adhere to city, township, and/or county boundaries. As of 1951 school districts were independent governmental units in 26 states, while in 17 states there were mixes of independent school districts and school districts subordinate to other local governments. In nine states there were only school districts subordinate to local governments. In most Southern states, school systems operate either as an arm of county government or at least share coextensive boundaries with

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2560-543: The Prince George's County Public Schools inscription. With 12 bus lots, the transportation department dispatches over 1,900 drivers and 1,200 buses on more than 5,000 routes. Annually, at least 83,000 students utilize these services. Routes are labeled with three-digit numbers like 615 or a combination of letters and numbers such as B12 . Besides daily commuting, buses also serve school field trips, athletic events, and other sanctioned activities within Maryland and

2640-447: The U.S. Senate , and the U.S. House of Representatives . MWCOG provides a forum for discussion and the development of regional responses to issues regarding the environment, transportation, public safety, homeland security, affordable housing, community planning, and economic development. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board , a component of MWCOG, is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for

2720-829: The United States Institute of Peace , and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts representing nearly 300,000+ students. The consortium facilitates course cross registration between all member universities, and universalizes library access across some of its member universities through the Washington Research Library Consortium . It additionally offers joint procurement programs, joint academic initiatives, and campus public safety training. Formed in 1967 as an interstate compact between Maryland , Virginia, and

2800-710: The Unorganized Borough of Alaska were not served by school districts but instead served by schools directly operated by the Alaska Department of Education and by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. The state schools were transferred to the Alaska State-Operated School System (SOS) after the Alaska Legislature created it in 1971; that agency was terminated in 1975, with its schools transferred to

2880-442: The county council and county borough councils becoming the local education authorities . In France, the system of the carte scolaire was dismantled by the beginning of the 2007 school year. More school choice has been given to French students; however, priority is given to those who meet the following criteria: In Germany , schools and teachers are predominately funded by the states of Germany , which also are in control of

2960-457: The "National Academy of Finance," for example. All high schools within PGCPS operate on a staggered school day schedule, where some high schools start as early as 7:45am and end as early as 2:25pm, and other high schools start as late as 9:30am and end as late as 4:10pm. All high schools operate on an alternating A/B-day block scheduling system, where one group of classes are taken on "A-Days" and

3040-496: The 1900 graduating class being all women. The school's roof served as a Civil Defense aircraft spotting station during World War II . By 1965, the school relocated to a more expansive campus. The original building , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, now functions as a community center. In 1952, the school district permitted black students to attend grades 1–12. Before this, black students in

3120-410: The 2009 consolidation: By 2016, additional school consolidations occurred due to changing student populations, particularly in the southern parts of the county. Conversely, northern regions, including Beltsville and Hyattsville, saw increased enrollment and overcrowding. Because of The COVID-19 impact, PGCPS schools went through lockdown after March 13, 2020. The 2020-2021 school year was online during

3200-1941: The Academy of Health Science at Prince George's Community College. Future program(s): Academy of Health and Biosciences; Academy of Graphic Arts, Media and Communications Future program(s): Academy of Information Technology; Performing Arts Academy; Academy of Environmental Sciences Future program(s): Academy of Information Technology; Performing Arts Academy; Academy of Environmental Sciences Future program(s): Global Studies Academy; Academy of Graphic Arts, Media and Communications Future program(s): Academy of Architecture and Design; Academy of Transportation Technologies; Performing Arts Academy Future program(s): Academy of Global Studies; Academy of Business and Finance; Academy of Information Technology Future program(s): Academy of Transportation Technologies Future program(s): Academy of Environmental Studies; Performing Arts Academy Future program(s): Academy of Engineering and Science; Academy of Information Technology Future program(s): Academy of Engineering and Science; Academy of Information Technology Future program(s): Academy of Transportation Technologies Future program(s): Academy of Environmental Studies; Academy of Military Science Future program(s): Academy of Health and Biosciences; Academy of Hospitality and Tourism Future program(s): Academy of Transportation Technologies; Academy of Information Technology; Academy of Architecture and Design CVPA Magnet 8:15a – 4:10p Future program(s): Academy of Law, Education and Public Service; Performing Arts Academy Future program(s): Academy of Health and Biosciences Future program(s): Academy of Architecture and Design; Academy of Law, Education and Public Service; Academy of Military Science Future program(s): Academy of Environmental Studies; Academy of Graphic Arts, Media and Communications CVPA Magnet 8:30a – 4:40p School district In

3280-646: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Claritas Inc., and other sources. The Washington metropolitan area was ranked as the second best High-Tech Center in a statistical analysis of the top 100 Metropolitan areas in the United States by American City Business Journals in May 2009, behind the Silicon Valley and ahead of the Boston metropolitan area . Fueling the metropolitan area's ranking was the reported 241,264 tech jobs in

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3360-559: The CEO while limiting the school board's powers. Dr. Kevin Maxwell was the inaugural CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools, serving until 2018. He was succeeded by Dr. Monica Goldson, who remained in the position through the 2022-2023 school year. After a rigorous 6-month nationwide search, the district shortlisted three candidates. Following an interview with County Executive Angela Alsobrooks , Millard House II, former Superintendent of

3440-616: The District of Columbia , the WMATA is a tri-jurisdictional government agency with a board composed of representatives from Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Federal government that operates transit services in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is a multi-jurisdictional independent airport authority, created with

3520-557: The Government] about the school"). Each district must contain a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. The national government attempted to link the local schools with local society and culture and local governments. The school districts were dissolved in 2003 by the "legge finanziaria" (law about the government budget) in an attempt to trim the national budget. In the Republic of Ireland, 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) administer

3600-676: The Maryland-National Capital Region by local authorities but rarely by the general public. The U.S. Census Bureau divides the Washington metropolitan statistical area into three (formerly two) metropolitan divisions: Founded in 1957, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is a regional organization of 21 Washington-area local governments, as well as area members of the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures,

3680-402: The U.S., most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operate several elementary , middle , and high schools . The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under

3760-403: The United States tend to be different from the demographics of the students. This difference is "most pronounced in majority nonwhite jurisdictions and school districts with the largest racial achievement gaps ." There were 130,000 school districts in the country in 1930, with an average student population of 150. From 1942 to 1951 the number of school districts declined from 108,579 to 70,452,

3840-432: The Washington metropolitan area. The metropolitan area includes the following principal cities (not all of which are incorporated as cities; one, Arlington, actually is a county, while Bethesda and Reston are unincorporated census-designated places). The Washington metropolitan area is considered a Democratic stronghold. The last Republican to win it was Richard Nixon in his 1972 landslide reelection. Since Bill Clinton

3920-563: The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) was $ 561,027,941,000. Changes in house prices for the Washington metropolitan area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index ; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 10-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. McLean ZIP code 22102 had

4000-703: The consent of the United States Congress and the legislature of Virginia to oversee management, operations, and capital development of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport . Founded in 1889, the Greater Washington Board of Trade is a network of regional businesses that work to advance the culture, economy, and resiliency of the Washington metropolitan area. The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington (CAGW) works to increase appreciation, support, and resources for arts and culture in

4080-568: The county were limited to the 11th grade, while only white students could progress to the 12th grade. PGCPS ran three high schools exclusively for black students before desegregation: Marlboro Colored High (now Frederick Douglass High School ) in Upper Marlboro, Lakeland High School in College Park and Fairmont Heights High School . In 1974, Prince George's County became the nation's largest school district mandated to implement

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4160-483: The court concluded that segregation had been sufficiently addressed. The busing order ended, and neighborhood-centric school boundaries were reinstated. In 2009, the Prince George's County Public Schools Board voted to merge eight under-enrolled schools and bolster its magnet program offerings. This decision was informed by community consultations, public hearings, and over 2,500 survey responses. Key aspects of

4240-469: The district or the local government to approval their annual budget, but school districts in Virginia have no taxing authority and must depend on another local government (county, city, or town) for funding. A district's governing body, usually called a school board , is typically elected by direct popular vote but may be appointed by other governmental officials. The governing body might also be known as

4320-510: The district. For the 2023-2024 academic year, PGCPS boasts an enrollment of over 133,000 students. In the DC area , only neighboring Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia surpass this number. Based on September 2022 demographic data, the racial and ethnic composition of PGCPS students is as follows: Further, 60.4% of students participate in

4400-421: The federal Free and Reduced Lunch program , 10.4% are enrolled in special education courses, and nearly 25% of PGCPS students are English language learners . In 2013, a governance reorganization led by then-County Executive Rushern Baker renamed the superintendent position to chief executive officer of PGCPS. Dubbed a 'takeover' of the county's school system, this shift increased the operational control for

4480-417: The federal city of Washington, D.C., the county (and census-designated place ) of Arlington , and the independent city of Alexandria . The Office of Management and Budget also includes the metropolitan statistical area as part of the larger Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area , which has a population of 9,546,579 as of the 2014 Census Estimate. The Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia portions of

4560-623: The highest income and educational attainment among the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in the nation, while Asian American women in the region had the highest life expectancy, at 92.3 years. The Washington metropolitan area has the largest science and engineering work force of any metropolitan area in the nation in 2006 according to the Greater Washington Initiative at 324,530, ahead of the combined San Francisco Bay Area work force of 214,500, and Chicago metropolitan area at 203,090, citing data from U.S. Census Bureau,

4640-416: The highest median home prices among ZIP codes within the Washington metropolitan area as of 2013. The economy of the Washington metropolitan region is characterized by significant wealth disparities , which were heightened by the Great Recession and the 2007–09 housing crisis , which adversely affected black and Hispanic households more than other households. A 2016 Urban Institute report found that

4720-568: The highest-educated metropolitan area in the nation for four decades. As of the 2006–2008 American Community Survey , the three most educated places with 200,000 people or more in Washington–Arlington–Alexandria by bachelor's degree attainment (population 25 and over) are Arlington , Virginia (68.0%), Fairfax County , Virginia (58.8%), and Montgomery County , Maryland (56.4%). Forbes magazine stated in its 2008 "America's Best- And Worst-Educated Cities" report: "The D.C. area

4800-480: The hospitality and hotel industries. Major companies with headquarters in the region include Marriott International , The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company , Hilton Worldwide , Park Hotels and Resorts , Choice Hotels , Host Hotels and Resorts , and HMSHost . The media industry is a significant portion of metropolitan Washington's economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Washington DC region has

4880-492: The median net worth (i.e., assets minus debt) for white households in the D.C. region was $ 284,000, while the median net worth for Hispanic–Latino households was $ 13,000, and for African American households as $ 3,500. Asian Americans had the highest median net worth in the Washington area ($ 220,000 for Chinese American households, $ 430,000 for Vietnamese American households, $ 496,000 for Korean American households, and $ 573,000 for Indian American households). Although

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4960-521: The median net worth for white D.C.-area households was 81 times that of black D.C.-area households, the two groups had comparable rates of business ownership (about 9%). The Urban Institute report suggests that this "may be driven by the presence of a large federal government and a local district government whose membership and constituents have been largely Black, coupled with government policies designed to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses." The Washington metropolitan area has

5040-666: The metropolitan Washington area. Chartered in 1964, the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area is a regional organization of 20 colleges and universities in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the Smithsonian Institution , the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),

5120-410: The metropolitan area are sometimes referred to as the National Capital Region, particularly by federal agencies such as the military, Department of Homeland Security , and some local government agencies. The National Capital Region portion of the Washington metropolitan area is also colloquially known by the abbreviation "DMV", which stands for the "District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia." The region

5200-708: The nation's largest school district with a majority-black student population. Headquartered in Upper Marlboro , PGCPS is the county's sole school district. The Prince George's County Board of Education (BoE) comprises 14 members who oversee the Superintendent. The current Superintendent is Millard House II. In 1899, Laurel High was founded as the first high school in Prince George's County. Situated at Montgomery and Eighth Streets in Downtown Laurel , it began with nine teachers and 59 students, with

5280-533: The nation. The median household income of the region is US$ 72,800. The two highest median household income counties in the nation – Loudoun and Fairfax County , Virginia – are components of the MSA (and No. 3 is Howard County , officially in Baltimore 's sphere but strongly connected with Washington's); measured in this way, Alexandria ranks 10th among municipalities in the region – 11th if Howard

5360-608: The newly created Alaska Unorganized Borough School District, which was broken apart into twenty-one school districts the following year. In the 2022 Census of Governments, the United States Census Bureau enumerated the following numbers of school systems in the United States: School districts in the US have reduced the number of their employees by 3.3%, or 270,000 between 2008 and 2012, owing to

5440-504: The overall education policies. On the other hand, school buildings are mostly run and funded by municipal governments on different levels of the municipal system (municipalities proper, districts), depending on the size and specialization of a certain school or the population size of a certain municipality. As with other fields of government, for more specialized schools, special government bodies ("Zweckverband") can be established, where municipalities, and not voters, are members; these are to

5520-441: The power to levy taxes and incur debt, except for the five cities with a population of over 125,000 ( Buffalo , Rochester , Syracuse , Yonkers , and New York City ), where the schools are operated directly by the municipalities. The Hawaii State Department of Education functions as a single statewide school district, unique among states. According to a 2021 study, the demographics of voters who elect local school boards in

5600-545: The region to be close to the Pentagon in Arlington. Local defense contractors include Lockheed Martin , the largest, as well as General Dynamics , BAE Systems Inc. , Northrop Grumman , Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) , Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) , CACI , ManTech International , DynCorp , and Leidos . The Washington metropolitan area contains the headquarters of numerous companies in

5680-609: The region, a total eclipsed only by New York , Los Angeles , and the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the highest master's or doctoral degree attainment among the 100 ranked metropolitan areas. A Dice.com report showed that the Washington–Baltimore area had the second-highest number of tech jobs listed: 8,289, after the New York metro area with 9,195 jobs. In 2020, the total gross domestic product for

5760-411: The region. Bus ridership is contingent on the student's distance from school, generally around two miles for intermediate/secondary schools and one and a half miles for primary institutions. Notably, the district offers students in magnet programs bus service throughout the county, with ridership not contingent on the student's proximity to school. All high schools in Prince George's County operate with

5840-522: The regular attendance area of the high school are enrolled and accepted into the magnet, either through continuity (automatic continuation from a middle school magnet program to the high school level equivalent) or more commonly, through a Magnet Lottery, in which students apply for a magnet program and are granted acceptance through a random drawing. Enrollment into the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

5920-432: The second largest concentration of journalists and media personnel in the United States after the New York metropolitan area . Washington's industry presence includes major publications with national audiences such as The Washington Post , U.S. News & World Report , and USA Today , as well as new media publishers such as Vox Media , RealClearPolitics , Axios , and Politico . A secondary portion of this market

6000-481: The second-largest metropolitan area in the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division, following Metro Atlanta . The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the area as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The region's three largest cities are

6080-556: The state's counties. A 2010 study by economist William A. Fischel found that "two-thirds of medium-to-large American cities have boundaries that substantially overlap those of a single school district" with substantial regional and state variations in the degree of overlap, "ranging from nearly perfect congruence in New England , New Jersey, and Virginia, to hardly any in Illinois, Texas, and Florida." Older and more populous municipalities "tend to have boundaries that closely match those of

6160-418: The week of August 28, while staff had to reset it immediately. PGCPS were able to regain control of their systems within 12 hours, and sent a message to every student in the district about the cyber attack. Starting from the 2023-2024 school year, clear backpacks are required for high school students and Non Traditional Program North, South and Middle and optional for middle school students to combat shooting in

6240-480: The widespread availability of health care and facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and parks, low rates of obesity and tobacco use relative to the national average, and the high median household income as contributors to the city's community health. In the 21st century, the Washington metropolitan area has overtaken the San Francisco Bay Area as the highest-income metropolitan area in

6320-490: The year until April 2021 with hybrid learning. The 2021-2022 was virtual for some and in-person for some. Because of COVID-19 cases increasing during Late 2021. PGCPS went through online school mode again until January 18, 2022 for in-person students and January 31, 2022 for virtual students to go to in-person school. On August 14, 2023, PGCPS experienced a data breach which caused all students and staff to be locked out of their accounts. Students had to reset their password during

6400-407: Was elected in 1992, Democratic candidates have easily won the area by double-digits. The area has been a magnet for international immigration since the late 1960s. It is also a magnet for internal migration (persons moving from one region of the U.S. to another). Racial composition of the Washington metropolitan area. Source: Census Reporter The Washington metropolitan area has ranked as

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