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Colbert King in The Post: There’s reason to look hard at the new candidate to lead D.C. schools

Editor Dec 28, 2018

If the D.C. Council makes a New Year’s resolution , let’s hope it will resolve to perform more aggressive oversight of the D.C. Public Schools and to hold school leaders to account.

Washington Post: Hidden crisis: D.C.-area students owe nearly half a million in K-12 school lunch…

Editor Dec 28, 2018

As students in the Washington area went home for winter break, a substantial number were in debt — to the school cafeteria.

Opinion

Daniel Flesch: A much-needed effort to address low teacher retention rates

Commentary Dec 28, 2018

As a former student of Montgomery County Public Schools who will be graduating from Boston University in May, I often look back at the relationships with people who helped me along the way. For example, Ms. Reynolds, my ninth-grade English…

Afro-American: D.C. Organizations Optimistic about Passing of School Safety Act

Editor Dec 28, 2018

It was a week of big bills passed over the last several days as legislators in both the District and federal government pushed through landmark bills addressing the environment and prison reform. But a bill that may have gone under the…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Council Chairman Phil Mendelson’s education mess

jonetta rose barras Dec 27, 2018

What was he thinking of? I wanted to ask DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson that question a day after he decided essentially to name himself and at-large Council member David Grosso co-chairs of the Committee on Education. As the head…

Afro-American: Duke Ellington Seeks Answers After OSSE Residency Allegations

Editor Dec 24, 2018

A group of concerned parents, and staff from Duke Ellington School of the Arts sat behind a small wooden desk during the State Board of Education (SBOE) public meeting Dec. 19 with one purpose – to get answers.

Washington Post: Nominee to run D.C. schools faces scrutiny over handling of sexual abuse case

Editor Dec 22, 2018

In February 2016, a woman told officials at a public school in Indianapolis that she had found sexually explicit text messages between her 17-year-old son and a guidance counselor. In an email that evening, a top aide told Superintendent…

D.C. Policy Center blog: No Guarantee of a Seat at D.C.’s Most Racially Diverse Schools

Editor Dec 20, 2018

Racial and ethnic diversity in D.C.’s traditional public and public charter schools is low, even considering student demographics, while students are more mixed economically.

Afro-American: DCPS Announces 2019 Principal and Teacher of the Year

Editor Dec 20, 2018

As schools are closely approaching the beginning of winter break, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials surprised District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) educators with high honors.

Opinion

Ramona Edelin: New DCPS head only half the story

Commentary Dec 18, 2018

If confirmed by the DC Council, the mayor’s pick for DC Public Schools chancellor will arrive in office after a turbulent period during which the traditional, city-run public school system was plagued by controversy surrounding inflated…

WAMU: As D.C. Grows More Diverse, Report Shows Public Schools Remain Racially Segregated

Editor Dec 17, 2018

D.C. residents talk about the city’s shifting demographics all the time. Since 2006, the District has become wealthier, whiter and younger. And residents see the changes all around them, particularly in new housing developments and rising…

D.C. Policy Center: What does school diversity look like in D.C.?

Editor Dec 17, 2018

Racially and economically diverse schools are thought to offer various mechanisms — more financial resources or positive impacts from peer exposure, for example — that can improve outcomes for students of all backgrounds, particularly…

Analysis of Diversity in D.C. Schools Finds Little Overlap Between Racial and Economic Diversity

Press Release Dec 17, 2018

ANALYSIS OF DIVERSITY IN D .C. SCHOOLS FINDS LITTLE OVERLAP BETWEEN RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY New data shows a diversifying Washington region, but diversity is hard to find school by school in the District of Columbia. A new report,…

David Osborne and Emily Langhorne in The Post: Who is Lewis Ferebee, D.C.’s new chancellor?

Editor Dec 14, 2018

After 11 years of centralization, Lewis D. Ferebee, the choice of D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to be the next D.C. schools chancellor (subject to confirmation by the D.C. Council), will bring a fresh perspective to D.C. Public Schools.…

News4: DC Public Schools Allows Middle Schools to Fall Short of Required Science, Social Studies…

Editor Dec 13, 2018

D.C. Public Schools are intentionally falling short of providing the required science and social studies instructional time in at least four middle schools, a violation of its own standards, a News4 I-Team investigation found.

District government

Language access bill poised to help DC schoolchildren and families

Lilah Burke Dec 13, 2018

A new bill approved last week by the DC Council could add heft to the city's language access services, easing life for schoolchildren and parents who speak little to no English. The Language Access for Education Amendment Act,…

WAMU: D.C. Attorney General Sues 6 Maryland Parents Over School Residency Fraud

Editor Dec 12, 2018

The office of D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced today that it’s suing six Maryland parents for $700,000 in fines for allegedly faking D.C. residency to send their children to D.C. schools for free.

WTOP: DC sues 6 Md. parents accused of faking residency to send kids to District schools

Editor Dec 12, 2018

WASHINGTON — The D.C. attorney general’s office is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Maryland parents who it claims faked District residency to send their children to prestigious D.C. schools without paying tuition.

Washington Post: D.C. accuses Maryland parents of residency fraud in lawsuits

Editor Dec 12, 2018

The District on Wednesday sued six Maryland parents, alleging that families sent their children to D.C. schools without paying the tuition required of students living outside the city. The lawsuits seek $700,000 in unpaid tuition and…

AG Racine Sues Six Maryland Parents for Residency Fraud At D.C. Schools, Seeks Nearly $700K in…

Press Release Dec 12, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE SUES SIX MARYLAND PARENTS…

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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…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

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A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

District Links: Moody’s pulls negative outlook it added last year to DC debt rating; House panel advances bill…

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Moody's Ratings this week removed its negative outlook on DC's debt rating while noting "the District's very strong fiscal governance and prudent budget management."

District Links: Council votes to advance permanent bill on youth curfew but delays emergency action; judge protects 15th…

Apr 22, 2026 15

The DC Council voted yesterday to advance a modified version of the expanded youth curfew as permanent legislation, but members also put off a vote on emergency legislation that would enable the…

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