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Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy

Christian Herr: With our school closing in June, Chavez Prep educators deserve adequate severance

Commentary May 20, 2019

Teacher Appreciation Week felt strange at Chavez Prep Middle School this year. Our kids were fantastic, as always, and our school-based administration was really thoughtful and supportive. However, considering that the board of trustees…

Washington Post: D.C.’s only unionized charter school filed another federal labor complaint — this…

Editor Mar 6, 2019

Teachers at the District’s only unionized charter filed a federal labor complaint against their bosses Wednesday, six weeks after the charter network announced it would close its middle school campus.

Washington Post: ‘It’s absolutely terrible’: When a charter school closes, what happens to the kids?

Editor Jan 31, 2019

When Kamilah Wheeler moved back to Southeast Washington two years ago, she didn’t want to enroll her children in the neighborhood public school.

WAMU: D.C.’s Only Unionized Charter School Faces An Abrupt Closure

Editor Jan 24, 2019

This rainy Thursday morning should have been a normal workday at César Chávez PCS for Public Policy (Prep) Middle School, but the educators entering the school were tired and distraught.

Washington Post: Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools announces it will close two campuses in D.C.

Editor Jan 23, 2019

Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy, one of the District’s oldest and most prominent charter networks, announced Wednesday it will close two campuses — a move that affects the education of hundreds of students.

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District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

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A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

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A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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