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Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE)

Maya Martin Cadogan: Budgets show our values. Proposed spending levels for education continue to…

Commentary May 13, 2019

As a fifth-generation Washingtonian, my love and passion for this city know no bounds. This is the city that raised me, educated me, and taught me about community. This is the city where I’ve chosen to come back and build my career…

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Maya Martin Cadogan: Real school choice starts with parent voice

Commentary Jan 31, 2019

Why is your children's education so tied to where you can afford to live? Because the river of inequity in our city runs deep, especially when it comes to our schools. As DC parents finalize their school preferences before upcoming…

Maya Martin Cadogan: Leadership of our schools starts with building trust with our families

Commentary Nov 21, 2018

Prior to the mayor’s selection of former DC Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson in November 2016, many families expressed disappointment in the community engagement process. Although families and students are the ones most affected by…

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District Links: Feds cut $40M in security, anti-terrorism grants slated for DC; several states plan to pull National…

Oct 10, 2025 20

The DC Council has announced a slate of oversight hearings for the fall, including sessions to highlight "standout" schools, examine overcrowding at DC's youth detention center, and scrutinize the…

jonetta rose barras: The housing crisis solution DC officials continue to ignore

Oct 10, 2025 152

You’ve heard the adage hundreds of times: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Many DC elected officials and government functionaries…

District Links: DC accelerates planned shutdown of sole streetcar route; Events DC, auditor’s office at odds over…

Oct 9, 2025 18

A new report from the Office of the DC Auditor contends that Events DC owes $68.7 million to the District government's general fund, but the quasi-public authority challenges the auditor's…

District Links: Emergency bill to extend expanded youth curfew stalls; myriad states weigh in on DC suit against…

Oct 8, 2025 18

Emergency legislation to extend the expanded youth curfew through December failed to pass in the DC Council yesterday, falling short of the necessary supermajority to win approval.

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