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Washington Post: Meet the 10 candidates running for seats on the D.C. State Board of Education

Editor Nov 3, 2018

In a year when D.C. schools have been marred by scandals, usually sleepy State Board of Education races have pulled in hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations. Four seats — drawing 10 contenders — are on the ballot Tuesday.…

Washington Post: Heated D.C. Council race highlights mayoral control of schools

Editor Nov 3, 2018

The most closely watched race on Tuesday’s ballot in the District is highlighting the debate over how much control the mayor should exert over the city’s schools and the role the D.C. Council plays as a check on mayoral power.

Scott Goldstein: Don’t be confused — corporate education reform isn’t ‘progressive’

Commentary Nov 2, 2018

With an unprecedented amount of money being poured into DC’s upcoming State Board of Education elections, it’s a good time to reflect on the competing forces working to shape education policy in DC more than a decade into controversial…

DCist: Two Bills Before The D.C. Council Would Change The Way Schools Approach Sexual Assault

Editor Nov 1, 2018

On Thursday, At-large Councilmember David Grosso opened public testimony on two bills addressing sexual assault in schools: the School Safety Act of 2018 and the Student Safety and Consent Education Act of 2018. Grosso says that his staff…

Ramona Edelin: What candidates need to know about public charter schools

Commentary Nov 1, 2018

As Election Day beckons, DC voters’ thoughts turn to how they feel about the District now, their hopes for it in four years’ time, and who might best take the city in their preferred direction. There is no shortage of recent news for voters…

News

MILTON celebrates opening of first Jewish middle school in DC since 1976

Katherine Saltzman Oct 31, 2018

A Jewish middle school is open in the District for the first time since 1976. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony this month, the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital celebrated the completion of its expanded North Campus at…

Fox 5: DC teacher loses job, facing deportation after visa applications denied

Editor Oct 31, 2018

WASHINGTON - After seven years in the United States, a Georgetown Day School teacher has just learned she must leave the country as soon as possible after her two visa applications were denied. A letter to parents from Associate Head of…

DC Public Charter School Board Releases 2018 School Quality Report Ratings

Press Release Oct 31, 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 For Immediate Release: Monday October 31, 2018 Contact: Tomeika Bowden DC Public Charter School Board Releases 2018 School Quality Report Ratings WASHINGTON, DC –The number of DC students attending…

Washington Post: ‘A big balloon of joy’: D.C. grandparents give students mentors and themselves a…

Editor Oct 30, 2018

Cynthia Brown-Thomas’s job requires her to rise before the sun. It pays a meager stipend of $2.65 an hour. An exhausting display of patience is a must. She credits the job with saving her life. The 64-year-old retiree, who has survived two…

DC History

Dunbar and Wilson alums remember 1968 as year of turmoil and change

Catherine Lee Oct 10, 2018

In the fall of 1968 Valerie Bell Youmans started her junior year at Wilson High School, bused from DC’s Petworth neighborhood following a federal court case that paved the way for desegregation of the Northwest DC school. Just a few miles…

WAMU: In D.C., Kids Ride Free, But They Can’t All Ride Alone. And That’s A Problem.

Editor Oct 5, 2018

Truancy is on the rise in both traditional public schools and charter schools in D.C., which has city officials taking a closer look at transportation. Some educators say that transportation issues are the number one reason kids miss…

Theresa Vargas in The Post: Because of Kavanaugh — and a tweet — people across the country suddenly…

Editor Oct 3, 2018

On the day that Christine Blasey Ford described her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and testified about his “uproarious laughter,” Jessica Raven was compelled to step up in a way she’d never expected. At…

Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: The geoeconomics of D.C. education

Editor Oct 2, 2018

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 …

Washington Post Editorial Board: The D.C. school system has made enormous progress. These bills…

Editor Oct 1, 2018

IT SEEMS it is time for another reminder of what the District of Columbia public school system was like before mayoral control. School didn’t start on time each fall because buildings weren’t ready. Textbooks stayed stacked in warehouses…

Washington Post: Universal preschool boosts presence of D.C. moms in the workforce, study finds

Editor Sep 30, 2018

Yolanda Corbett knows she would have to remain at home with her youngest child if he was not enrolled in preschool. She would lose her job as an administrative assistant at a nonprofit and would have to scramble in the evenings to find…

Valerie Strauss in The Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser sends an odd message with her pick for new deputy for…

Editor Sep 28, 2018

Suppose you are mayor of Washington and your public school system has just gone through a series of scandals that you fear could turn families away. Then suppose you have a chance to fill a top education spot — deputy mayor for education —…

Maya Martin of PAVE: How Parents Can — And Should — Change Our Education System

Editor Sep 27, 2018

When I worked in DC schools, I heard from families every day about what they wanted to see in our education system. Every day, I heard about the challenges and obstacles that families must overcome to make sure their child has the…

WAMU: D.C. Schools Don’t Have Enough Transit Cards For Kids. The City Says It’s Not A Shortage.

Editor Sep 27, 2018

Public school officials in D.C. have underestimated the demand for new SmartTrip cards for students, which could leave many kids stranded at Metro stations and bus stops next week. Starting Monday, students will no longer be able to use…

Greater Greater Washington: Drivers hit four DC schoolchildren in the first days of the school year

Editor Sep 25, 2018

Many of my neighbors and I were alarmed to see a message on our neighborhood email list near the start of September. Doug Hollis, Deputy Chief of Operations and Programs for DC Public Schools, wrote: "In the first 7 days of the traditional…

William Dietz in The Post: New bill may help children get time to play

Editor Sep 22, 2018

In 2010, the District passed legislation mandating standards for physical education in schools. Unfortunately, many D.C. schools have failed to meet those standards because of time and space constraints, and the mistaken notion that time…

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

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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…

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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…

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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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