LinkLinksOpinion Amanda Alexander in The Post: I’m D.C.’s interim schools chancellor. I’ve never been more optimistic. By Editor On Jun 10, 2018 Last updated May 10, 2022 75 Share In the fall of 1998, I walked through the doors of Walker-Jones Education Campus in Shaw as a new teacher and recent Howard University graduate. The challenges were daunting for D.C. Public Schools — and for me. Schools were in such disrepair that the Army Corps of Engineers stepped in to help with modernization and maintenance of facilities. We had warehouses full of textbooks but a bureaucracy that couldn’t get those books into classrooms. Many schools didn’t start the school year on time because they weren’t ready. Accounting errors meant some teachers who came to work didn’t get paid and teachers who left the district continued to receive paychecks. Amanda AlexanderDC Public Schools 75 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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