NBC4: New Law Requires More Robust Background Checks for DC Teachers
D.C. public and charter schools are required to perform more robust background checks before hiring new teachers under a new law passed by the D.C. Council.
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Chad Aldeman and Kirsten Schmitz on The 74: D.C.’s High Teacher Turnover Rate Hurts Educators as…
You might expect a transitory city like Washington, D.C., to have high teacher turnover rates, but the actual numbers are alarming. That’s bad news for students who miss out on the service of veteran educators, but it can also lead to…
Daniel Flesch: A much-needed effort to address low teacher retention rates
As a former student of Montgomery County Public Schools who will be graduating from Boston University in May, I often look back at the relationships with people who helped me along the way. For example, Ms. Reynolds, my ninth-grade English…
WUSA9: DC teacher stays after school to teach ballet lessons for free
WASHINGTON -- Dance classes can be pricey. For many students in Center City Charter School in Petworth however, dance is not an option for them. During the day, Jordan Daugherty teaches students all about music. After school her classroom…
Washington Post: D.C. names elementary school educator as 2019 Teacher of the Year
The District’s top education officials surprised a teacher in her elementary school this week, anointing her the city’s 2019 Teacher of the Year while students filled the cafeteria.
Fox 5: Teacher facing deportation returning to classroom after having case reopened by immigration…
WASHINGTON - A D.C. teacher facing deportation will return to the classroom after her case was reopened by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), her school announced Monday.
Washingtonian: A Heartwrenching Story About Why Teachers Are Leaving DC in Droves
Only in their mid-twenties, Mr. Dias and Mr. Dorsey were Aiton Elementary’s senior teachers and created two of its highest-achieving classrooms despite significant challenges. But success came with personal sacrifice, and soon one decided…
Mayor Bowser Surprises Third Grade Teacher at Amidon-Bowen with 2019 DC Teacher of the Year Award
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November 5, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Mayor Bowser Surprises Third Grade Teacher at Amidon-Bowen with 2019 DC Teacher of the Year Award
Kelly Harper, the 2019 DC Teacher of the Year…
WTOP: Contracts, evaluation process linked to high DC teacher turnover rates
WASHINGTON — D.C. public and charter schoolteachers appeared before the D.C. State Board of Education Wednesday night to offer some of the reasons why the District has an unusually high turnover rate of teachers.
Report on DC teacher turnover in excess of national average prompts look at ways to improve…
The DC State Board of Education will hear next week from DC teachers as well as a panel of local and national experts as board members examine the effects of high teacher turnover rates on students and seek to identify ways to improve…
New report finds teacher turnover higher in DC than other states
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Contact: Paul Negron, Public Affairs Specialist
New report finds teacher turnover higher in DC than other states
Calls for deeper investigation into…
WAMU: High Salaries, But High Turnover In D.C. Public Schools, Study Finds
Imagine if each year a company lost about a quarter of its staff, and after five years over half the employees were new. That’s what’s happening with teachers in public schools in D.C., according to a new report commissioned by D.C.’s State…