Councilmember Elissa Silverman (Ind, at-large), who is up for re-election this year, and Emily Gasoi, candidate for Ward 1 representative to DC’s State Board of Education, join the Education Town Hall this week, Thursday, May 10, at 11:00 a.m. to… Read More ›
Dr. Robert Moses, civil rights icon and education advocate, joined the April 12 Education Town Hall, along with long-time DC education advocate Suzanne Wells and State Board of Education Representative Joe Weedon. Full program here — Dr. Moses discussed the… Read More ›
The March 8 conversation was with three DCPS parents on the way forward for DCPS, now that scandals, resignations, and investigations have brought attention to the fact that mayoral control and the promises of education reform are not what they… Read More ›
Feature Report: “Book Deserts and Their Effects” — with citations and resources Recording, 7/13/17, begins at 2:00 — Over the past few years, the District has been one of three cities involved in a study of access to children’s books…. Read More ›
The competition (charter) model opens new schools without overall planning — sometimes in opposition to community efforts. Listen for its effects on DC’s Ward 7 schools. Today, 7/13/17, on We Act Radio’s Education Town Hall: Valerie Jablow, DCPS parent and… Read More ›
How can existing, often beleaguered, public schools survive and thrive when new charter schools open with no overall planning structure? This discussion will focus on DC’s Ward 7, where a growing number of schools share increasingly meager resources. Thursday, July 13, at 11 a.m. EASTERN. Listen live via TuneIn or check back for recording, posted shortly after air time.
DC budget watchers Emily Mechner and Mary Levy discuss recent budget decisions, how they evolved, and prospects for schools in the coming year and beyond. Mechner is a DCPS parent, member of the Local School Advisory Team for Oyster-Adams Bilingual… Read More ›
Parents are calling DC schools to say, “I cannot pick up my child right now, because ICE is outside my door,” Allyson Criner Brown, of Teaching for Change, tells the Education Town Hall. In addition, she says, students are missing… Read More ›
How are schools responding to immigration-related stresses on students and families? How will recent budget decisions affect DC students and teachers? Join the Education Town Hall, Thursday June 8, 11 a.m. — noon Eastern, for the latest. Listen via TuneIn… Read More ›
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 13 to discuss the State Board’s recent action on ESSA measures. Batchelor raised questions about… Read More ›
