Abigail Smith, DC’s Deputy Mayor for Education, provided an overview of the District’s new “My School DC” common application system on the Jan. 2 Education
Category: Charter Schools
Middle Schools, Cross-Sector Collaboration Key DC Needs
John Settles, candidate for DC Council At Large, talks schools and more with the Education Town Hall Middle schools are an issue that “transcends education,”
Big City Schools News and Big Grant for School Vouchers
Parents, Teachers Celebrate Fariña as New York City Schools Chancellor On Monday, Bill de Blasio, newly elected mayor of New York City, announced his choice
DC Releases School Choice Tool (“Equity Report”)
Yesterday, the District of Columbia released new sets of school data, including attendance, discipline, student turnover, and test results disaggregated by student groups. We can
At-Risk Students, “Fair” and “Adequate” Schools Funding
The DC Council took another step, on Dec. 3, toward approving legislation designed to provide “fair funding” for District schools. (See Washington Post report from
What is “adequate” schools funding? How would DC mayoral candidates ensure it?
Is the District of Columbia preparing to provide “adequate funding” to all of its schools with its new “fair funding” legislation? Or is it setting
Education Town Hall Forum 