Religious Education Center reopens to community

The Fort Belvoir Religious Education Center officially reopened to the public Aug. 17 - three months after closing its doors for renovations.

Religious conversations, not cliques

The hour is ripe with religious occurrence. Today marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month-long fast from eating, drinking and sexual relations during daylight hours. It is meant to be a time of prayer and devotion to God. Today is also Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Florida education news: Kindles, class size, religion in schools and more

LOOK AT ALL THOSE KINDLES: Clearwater High prepares to go paperless , and questions still remain if Kindles really can replace books. (Times photo, Jim Damaske) CLASS SIZE CHALLENGE: The Florida Education Association gets its day in court to argue that Amendment 8 misleads voters and should not appear on the ballot. • Meanwhile, Marion schools (like most others) begin shuffling teacher and ...

Kudos and Kindness: Thank you to St. Theresa School

As a parent at St. Theresa's School, I have nothing but great things to say about our school. Every teacher, the office staff, and Danette Winslow genuinely and compassionately care about each and every student's education and development as a good and caring citizen and human being.

An orthodox high School goes online ... sort of

At Yeshivas Ohev Shalom, an all-boys Orthodox high school on Fairfax Avenue, students receive something more than an experimental general studies education — and something less than the universally accepted form of classroom learning.