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D.C. Students are Beating the Odds at EmpowerK12’s 2018 “Bold Performance” Schools

Press Release Oct 3, 2018

D.C. Students are Beating the Odds at EmpowerK12’s 2018 “Bold Performance” Schools Meet the 24 traditional and public charter campuses where at-risk students performed best on the 2018 PARCC test; six schools are three-time winners FOR…

Washington Informer: PARCC Test Results Raise Questions, Concerns

Editor Sep 1, 2018

During a news conference at Bancroft Elementary School in Northwest this month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a third consecutive year of gains on the PARCC assessment, a measurement of college readiness in math and English that…

Opinion

Natalie Wexler: Dire high school test scores show need for knowledge-based instructional approaches

Commentary Aug 22, 2018

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…

Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. schools are improving slow and steady — and not enough

Editor Aug 21, 2018

FROM THE uproar over graduation practices to the scandal over the improper high school placement of the schools chancellor’s daughter, there was plenty of bad news about the District’s public school system last school year. So it was…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Spinning the numbers

jonetta rose barras Aug 21, 2018

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…

DC Public Schools Releases 2018 PARCC Scores, Showing Steady Gains Across All Grade Levels

Press Release Aug 17, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 DC Public Schools Releases 2018 PARCC Scores, Showing Steady Gains Across All Grade Levels (Washington, DC) Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Public Schools (DCPS) announced that DCPS students…

Public Charter School Students Continue to Improve Districtwide, New PARCC Scores Show

Press Release Aug 17, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 Public Charter School Students Continue to Improve Districtwide, New PARCC Scores Show Date: August 16, 2018 Contact: Tomeika Bowden WASHINGTON, DC – Students at DC public charter schools are continuing to…

SBOE sees continued, but limited growth on PARCC test

Press Release Aug 17, 2018

For Immediate Release Thursday, August 16, 2018 Contact: Paul Negron, Public Affairs Specialist SBOE sees continued, but limited growth on PARCC test Much work still to be done to close achievement gap…

Mayor Bowser Celebrates Third Consecutive Year of Improvement on PARCC Scores

Press Release Aug 17, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2018 CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Mayor Bowser Celebrates Third Consecutive Year of Improvement on PARCC Scores Results Show More DC Students on Track for College and Career Readiness (WASHINGTON,…

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District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly telling insiders…

Oct 24, 2025 10

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

jonetta rose barras: Should Mayor Muriel Bowser run for reelection?

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Back in 2005, after months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about running for reelection, then-Mayor Anthony Williams told The Washington Post that he had been considering whether he had “the…

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection set to begin; East…

Oct 23, 2025 8

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser renews push for…

Oct 22, 2025 10

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

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