“I have watched WTU [Washington Teachers Union] become a company union,” Elizabeth (Liz) Davis, candidate for WTU president, says on the June 6 edition of
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DC Parents Organizing
Matthew Frumin, education advocate and recent candidate for DC City Council, is helping to unite a community voice on education in the District. As mentioned
When the Union is Silent: Churn and other Challenges for Schools
The Washington Teachers Union has been strangely silent on many issues of importance, including school “reconstitutions” — i.e., mass firing of staff — and school
Common Core Assessments: Dueling Statements and New Practice Tests
This past week saw a highly anticipated, digitally-enhanced release costing hundreds of millions to develop and expected to involve many millions in revenues. Forget Star
DC Schools Leaders Join the Town Hall on May 30
Candi Peterson, school social worker and activist, is running for general vice president of the Washington Teachers Union. As a staff member of Cardozo Senior
Lawsuit and Leadership for DC Schools
Columnist Jonetta Rose Barras, of the Washington Examiner, and Attorney Johnny Barnes discuss inequities and lack of vision in DC public schools with Thomas Byrd,
Education Town Hall Forum 