Yesterday, the District of Columbia released new sets of school data, including attendance, discipline, student turnover, and test results disaggregated by student groups. We can
Tag: Deputy Mayor for Education
Changing School Boundaries in DC: Process, Goal, and History
“My big message,” Abigail Smith, DC’s Deputy Mayor for Education, told listeners, is “please, PLEASE take advantage of the various ways to engage” in the
Planning for DC’s First Boundary Change in 30 Years
For the first time in over 30 years, the District of Columbia is re-drawing school boundaries and feeder patterns. Abigail Smith, DC’s Deputy Mayor for
DC Mayor Promises to Lead Charter-Traditional School Coordination
Last week’s show (January 10, 2013), discussed the efficacy of proposed school closings in the District of Columbia, with emphasis on the DC Fiscal Policy
“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
“Quality Schools” Reports Still Overdue in DC
The education community in the District of Columbia is being asked to hope that long-promised reports and recommendations, meant to inform any school consolidation decisions,
Education Town Hall Forum 