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.
Category: immigration and schools
DC Schools, Immigration, and Sanctuary
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
Schooling and Immigration; Education Budget: on the next Education Town Hall
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
The “Trump Effect” at School?
Jewish schools and Jewish community center pre-schools have received 126 bomb threats in 2017. (Update: 144 as of March 16; latest from Jewish Daily Forward)
DC Schools as Sanctuaries and Other Issues for Public Ed in Administration #45
Feature Report: The “Trump Effect” in Schools (4:20-7:50) Max Ewart, a graduate of DCPS’ School Without Walls Senior High School, shares the latest on hate
Facing ICE, Hate Incidents, & Contract Negotiations in DCPS
Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teacher’s Union, and Max Ewart, DCPS alumnus, join the Education Town Hall on March 16 to discuss challenges faced
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