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Columbia Journalism Review: An anti-transparency editorial in The Washington Post

Editor Apr 16, 2019

LAST MONTH, CHARLES ALLEN, a member of the Washington, DC Council, introduced the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019, which would extend the same sunshine laws applied to traditional public schools to publicly funded charter…

Washington Post Editorial Board: A D.C. charter school bill aims to fix a system that isn’t broken

Editor Apr 14, 2019

THE DISTRICT’S charter school sector has been largely untouched as charter school opponents across the country have waged an increasingly relentless campaign against them. That is mainly due to the enormous popularity of the schools that…

Ramona Edelin: Charter schools already lead on accountability, but they also need autonomy, adequate…

Commentary Apr 1, 2019

An ostensibly well-meaning, sensible-sounding piece of proposed legislation — the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 — is now being pushed in the DC Council. Ward 6 member Charles Allen sponsored the bill, with co-introducers…

Chioma Oruh and LaJoy Johnson-Law in The Post: Parents must know how D.C.’s charter schools spend…

Editor Mar 29, 2019

Charter schools educate nearly half of Washington’s public school students and receive a total of nearly $900 million in public funding each year. So why are parents, teachers, journalists and the public kept in the dark about how they…

Opinion

Mikey Weidman: Requiring more transparency at charter schools will help parents make informed…

Commentary Mar 25, 2019

In an effort to bring greater transparency to DC’s public charter schools, Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen and four of his colleagues last week introduced the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019. The legislation would…

City Paper: New Bill Would Subject Charters to Same Transparency Rules as D.C. Public Schools

Editor Mar 13, 2019

“This is not exactly a cutting-edge idea,” says Councilmember Charles Allen.

WAMU: D.C. Charter Schools Would Become More Transparent Under Council Bill

Editor Mar 13, 2019

Public charter schools in D.C. have recently come under scrutiny for what many see as a lack of transparency. Unlike traditional public schools, charters aren’t required to make salaries, records, or vendor contracts under $100,000 public,…

As part of Sunshine Week, Councilmember Allen to introduce bill expanding FOIA and Open Meetings law…

Press Release Mar 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi As part of Sunshine Week, Councilmember Allen to introduce bill expanding FOIA and Open Meetings law to all public schools Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13, Councilmember…

WAMU: Debate Over Charter School Transparency Rooted In D.C.’s Struggle For Local Governance

Editor Feb 12, 2019

For years, D.C. officials and members of the public have struggled with transparency issues within the ballooning charter school system.

Opinion

David Koenig: How public are DC’s public charter schools?

Commentary Feb 7, 2019

In DC nearly half of all public school students attend charter schools, rather than schools in the traditional public system known as DC Public Schools (DCPS). Although the charter schools are “public” in a sense — they are open to…

City Paper: No Admittance! You’re not welcome at this regular meeting of the D.C. Council

Editor Dec 18, 2018

The D.C. Council keeps a routine schedule. The public easily can find out about the Council and its committees on the Council website.

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District Links: Bowser praises draft appropriations bill for boosts to DC security fund, DCTAG grant caps; WNO, Kennedy…

Jan 12, 2026 12

Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing the proposed funding levels for DC's Emergency Planning and Security Fund and the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program in a newly released bicameral, bipartisan…

District Links: New bill aims to strengthen DC air pollution permitting process; NCPC hears new details on White House…

Jan 9, 2026 10

A new bill under consideration by the DC Council seeks to combat air pollution in the District by improving the Department of Energy and Environment's permitting process and requiring the agency to…

jonetta rose barras: Should the term of DC’s CFO be extended amid this political change?

Jan 9, 2026 236

On Christmas Eve, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced she had reintroduced legislation to allow the DC mayor and council to determine the salary of the city’s chief financial officer. “Giving the…

District Links: DC marks closure of 100th illegal cannabis business; new bill aims to combat DC’s rat population;…

Jan 8, 2026 26

Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department today announced the closure of the 100th illegal cannabis business as part of a joint…

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