Will closing schools help the DC Public School system? Have school closings helped other systems around the country? The answer, according to available information, from
Category: School Consolidation
Will Closing Schools Help DC Public Schools?
In this month’s Hill Rag, Soumya Bhat of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, asks, “Will Closing DCPS Schools Make the System Stronger?” With the assistance
“Funding without procurement bureaucracy”: charters in DC advertise business opportunities; traditional public schools prepare to close
“There is a lot of money to be made through public charter schools – a fact proudly trumpeted by the District of Columbia’s Public Charter
Resources: School Consolidation
Is DCPS on a Dangerous Path? from March 2008 DCPS_Dangerous_Path Closing Public Schools in Philadelphia: Lessons from Six Urban Districts Consolidation of Schools and Districts:
Following in St. Louis Public Schools’ Footsteps
School closings are on many citizens’ minds as the District waits for the Mayor and DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson to make their final determinations regarding
Education Town Hall Forum 