Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Want to see a prime example of cowardice? Read the “Interim Update on Duke Ellington Investigation” by the District’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

D.C. schools continue to fall well short of meeting physical education and activity requirements set forth by the city, according to a report from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

THE DISTRICT’S Office of the State Superintendent of Education announced in May that it had uncovered widespread residency fraud at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The explosive claim that nearly 30 percent of the student body lived…

Earlier this month, D.C.’s Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) quietly released an update on the school residency fraud case at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

Nearly two-thirds of students who stood accused of committing residency fraud at the District’s acclaimed arts school have been cleared, according to a city investigation.

In a spacious basement nursery in a Capitol Hill church, a train of 2-year-olds pushed baby dolls in strollers, chasing one another around a colorful climbing gym, as three parents roamed the room.

A group of two year olds were playing together in an empty room at a Capitol Hill church in September when representatives from the Office of the State Superintendent for Education showed up to investigate.

Conservatives often criticize the “nanny state,” but even we didn’t imagine it would get this bad. The District of Columbia is literally targeting preschool play dates, claiming that parents need city approval before they can baby-sit their…

The graduation rate for the District’s traditional public high schools slid 4.6 percentage points in 2018 — marking the first decline since at least 2011 and coming amid heightened scrutiny over whether District students properly earn their…

For 45 years, generations of 2-year-olds have been meeting each week in a local church to play through the Capitol Hill Cooperative Play School. Some D.C. government officials now are trying to regulate the program, which they contend is an…

Last month, the Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) informed Capitol Hill Cooperative Play School (CHCPS), a parent-run playgroup for 2-year-olds, that they would be shut down if they fail to comply with legal requirements…

WASHINGTON — The owner of a tutoring company for public school students was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after he bribed a government employee. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Vashawn Strader, 40, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty…

After missing more than two months of coursework, senior Sherwayne Carter is back in the classroom at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. But his mother could still face a $12,000 fine in the residency fraud case that has turned their lives…

The mayor of the non-state of nonstates and the non-state’s legislature are positioned for a tug-of-war over public schooling, and guess who’s caught in middle? Why children and parents, of course. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council …