Education Town Hall Forum

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

February 1, 2023 vspatz

Discussion of DCPS “take-over” plans for 50-year-old arts high school in DC.

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Candidates Discuss DC State Board of Ed Issues

October 19, 2022 vspatz

DC State Board of Education candidates on We Act Radio’s Education Town Hall

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DC Schools: Equity, Finance, and…a Plan?

September 21, 2022 vspatz

DC education budget experts on DCPS budget and future of DC’s publicly funded schools.

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Centering Ward 8 Needs in Education

August 31, 2022 vspatz

Aiyi’nah Ford of the Future Foundation and LaJoy Johnson-Law of Advocates for Justice and Education on issues for Ward 8 and citywide education.

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Education in Ward 7 and Citywide

August 3, 2022 vspatz

August 3 Education Town Hall explores education issues with Dr. Marla Dean, chair of the Ward 7 education council

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DCPS Whistleblowers and Our Views of Youth

March 24, 2022 vspatz

We Act Radio special programming Two former DCPS administrators join We Act Radio to discuss concerns about reorganization and training they found harmful to students

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School Reopening: Teacher and Librarian Views with WTU and AASL

July 8, 2020 vspatz

Equal access, inclusion at a distance, and basic health and safety are crucial and urgent concerns for schools and their libraries amidst pandemic. WTU President

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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: 12/6/12

December 14, 2012 vspatz

DC Public School Closings and Related Topics LeRoy Hall, “Trouble Maker” Julianne King, Education Activist Virginia Spatz, Education Writer/Activist Host: Thomas Byrd Listen on-line: December

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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