Education is one of the most important issues facing DC, says Dr. Beverley Wheeler, candidate for Ward 1 seat on the DC City Council. As
Category: equity in education
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
Racing to Fund AP Exams
Today’s report is in the nature of a caveat emptor warning or “let the reader of educational statistics beware.” Yesterday the Kentucky Department of Education
Changing School Boundaries in DC: Process, Goal, and History
“My big message,” Abigail Smith, DC’s Deputy Mayor for Education, told listeners, is “please, PLEASE take advantage of the various ways to engage” in the
Planning for DC’s First Boundary Change in 30 Years
For the first time in over 30 years, the District of Columbia is re-drawing school boundaries and feeder patterns. Abigail Smith, DC’s Deputy Mayor for
Whitney Tilson, Hedge-Fund Manager & Ed Reformer, on K12 Inc, Teach for America, and the Meaning of “Education Reform”
The Education Town Hall, October 31 “We’ve allowed…deep, deep inequalities” in our education system, Whitney Tilson told host Thomas Byrd on the October 31 edition
Education Town Hall Forum 