Education Town Hall Forum

Education Events and Urgent Matters from ETH

April 16, 2020 vspatz

The Education Town Hall is temporarily unable to broadcast due to stay-at-home and social distancing orders. Meanwhile, some urgent information and a few pertinent, free

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Equity Needs for DC Schools with Robert White, DC Councilmember

March 13, 2020 vspatz

DC needs a broad assessment of where we are, given that the city has made little, if any, progress in the last decade in closing achievement and opportunity gaps for students of color says Robt White, At-Large.

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Washington Met Students Seek Support Before January Decision on Closing

January 9, 2020 vspatz

The January 9, 2020 show of Education Town Hall featured four current students at DCPS’s Washington Metropolitan high school in studio, talking about their journey,

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DC Education Activists in Studio

September 13, 2019 vspatz

Danica Petroshius of Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization officer and Maurice Cook of Serve Your City on 9/12/19 Education Town Hall.

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Asleep at the Wheel on Charters, Impact on Preschools of School Readiness on March BUS

March 27, 2019 vspatz

Preschool, kindergarten readiness, and federal charter school policies on the March Education Town Hall BUS.

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Special Presentation: Better Way to Measure School Quality

February 7, 2019 vspatz

from our partners at SHAPPE, Senior High Alliance of Parents Principals and Educators — Presentation plus Q&A Questions begin around the 45:00 mark — Jack

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DC Public Schools Before and After Brown: Alumni Views

November 8, 2018 vspatz

On our November 8 show, our guests Johnnie Scott Rice, Katheryne Willis, Anne Batiste, and Alfreda Wright shared their experiences as DC public school children

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Teaching for Black Lives & Defending Early Years from Online Preschool

October 25, 2018 vspatz

Jesse Hagopian, Seattle teacher and editor of Rethinking Schools, discussed Teaching for Black Lives, including the first-hand experiences which led to his essay on “Shock

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Education Town Hall, Air Date: 12/13/12

December 14, 2012 vspatz

School Consolidations, DC Public School Proposed Closings Iris Toyer, Education Activist and former DC School Board Member Faith Hubbard, Ward 5 Education Council Virginia Spatz,

Following in St. Louis Public Schools’ Footsteps

December 13, 2012 vspatz

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

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