Guest blog: Teaching for Change, June 7, 2014 Teaching for Change fully supports Orr Elementary (DCPS) parents who demand a new principal after months of
Category: equity in education
Rocketship Background: Facts for DC and Beyond
Rocketship, a growing national chain of charter schools, hopes to open eight schools in Washington, DC, serving up to 5200 students. The Public Charter School
Education for All and #BringBackOurGirls
Earlier this May, feature reports discussed the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the “No Teen Shame” movement. The first encourages adults and to
What if the Village is Dysfunctional?
“We all know it takes a village,” says Phil Pannell, candidate for DC’s State Board of Education. “But what happens when the villagers are dysfunctional?”
School Boundaries and Equity: Washington DC Ponders Alternatives
Are school assignment boundaries about geography, social engineering, or school programming? Can redrawing school boundaries help achieve equity that has so far eluded a school
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,”
Education Town Hall Forum 