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Live blog: press conference with MCPS superintendent Joshua Starr

By Sarah Cutler
October 15, 2011
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New MCPS superintendent Joshua Starr answered questions from members of the high school press in a press conference Oct. 18, covering a variety of topics, including math acceleration, No Child Left Behind and the attendance policy. A replay of the live blog is below.

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    Mrs. Crewdson, on behalf of intro to journalism at Whitman • Oct 18, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    School lunches are unhealthy and not tasty. What can you do to improve them?

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    Mr. N.I. silver • Oct 17, 2011 at 8:17 am

    Why did you broadcast a robo-call on Yom Kippur? We got one after sundown on Friday, Oct. 8. And to think it came from our coreligionist. Shameful.

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