Opinion

While test scores in DC are inching up at lower grade levels, high-poverty high schools continue to post abysmal results despite a decade of education reform. Some are pinning the blame on poverty and racism. But many DC schools have yet to…

As students begin a new school year, the public charter schools that educate nearly half of all DC public school students continue to provide more choices and higher-quality options. And the benefits of these educational programs to…

It appears District of Columbia education leaders and elected officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, have conspired to deliberately mislead the public about the academic achievement of public school students on this year’s standardized…

This week marks the return to school for most students in the District of Columbia. In the last decade, significant progress has been made to provide quality educational opportunities to our students. There have been great improvements in…

Few experiments in the recent history of education reform in the United States have garnered as much attention as the reform efforts ushered in by Michelle Rhee in this city just over a decade ago. A narrative was built that DC’s…

At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman has been described as both an irritating politician and an enigma. “She has an edge about her that is hard to deal with,” one of her council colleagues told me. Others asserted that she presents…

OK, now I am really annoyed. The DC Department of Transportation recently announced plans to create rush-hour bus lanes along 16th Street NW between Arkansas Avenue and I Street. Some people may be throwing confetti right now; don’t expect…

In our latest strategic plan, “Know Your Neighborhood,” the DC Public Library commits to “supporting new readers and cultivating a love of reading.” Considering all the different varieties of reading we now do every day, how ultimately do…

A significant part of the DC population may have hightailed it to the beach, but many local political candidates have resigned themselves to the summer heat as they work to score a place on the ballot for the November general election. At…

Another financial crisis is coming. At a recent public meeting put on by the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking — ostensibly “to educate District of Columbia residents, small business owners, and other stakeholders on the…