DC Action for Children’s Report: “Despite Reforms, No Measurable Gains” Persistence of DC’s “achievement gap(s)” Julianne King, Education Activist Erich Martel, Retired DCPS Teacher, Advocate
Author: vspatz
Virginia blogs on Jewish topics at "A Song Every Day" and manages the Education Town Hall and #WeLuvBooks sites. More at Vspatz.wordpress.com
Time to Rethink Reform:
Evidence from DC and Beyond “Based on no evidence of progress [throughout five years of education reform in Washington, DC] and strong evidence for the
Virginia’s Variable Expectations: Realism or Racism?
The Commonwealth of Virginia, as part of its No Child Left Behind waiver application, recently created controversial Standards of Learning, differing by subgroup: African Americans
“Quality” Schools: Dialogue into Decision-Making?
The final report on DC’s “Quality Schools Conversations” records calls for two-way communications between citizens and the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), to help repair
Resources: School Consolidation
Is DCPS on a Dangerous Path? from March 2008 DCPS_Dangerous_Path Closing Public Schools in Philadelphia: Lessons from Six Urban Districts Consolidation of Schools and Districts:
Education Town Hall, Air Date: 12/6/12
DC Public School Closings and Related Topics LeRoy Hall, “Trouble Maker” Julianne King, Education Activist Virginia Spatz, Education Writer/Activist Host: Thomas Byrd Listen on-line: December
