The White House’s proposed budget would cut public education by hundreds of millions, while giving money to voucher and charter programs. In addition, Denisha Jones
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Fight for 6 NOT 540 Days of Testing
Today’s students lose 540 days, equivalent to three school years, to standardized testing and test prep during their K-12 years, according to Dr. Jesse Turner’s
Jitu Brown and Sarah Chambers on the April BUS
Jitu Brown, national director of Journey for Justice Alliance, discussed the #WeChoose campaign — Education Equity, not the Illusion of Choice — on the first
DC SBOE & ESSA: A Step Back?
Markus Batchelor, DC State Board of Education Representative from Ward 8, and Valerie Jablow, DCPS parent and blogger, joined the Education Town Hall on April
James Baldwin Archives and National Library Action Day
A large portion of James Baldwin’s personal papers are now accessible to the public through the New York Public Library. Yesterday, the Library’s Schomburg Center
I Need My Money: The Contract Song for DC Teachers
Students from Ballou Senior High School in DC and teacher/choir director Monica Brokenborough shared “The Contract Song” on today’s Education Town Hall. The song begins
Education Town Hall Forum 