Experienced local advocates talking about DC’s public schools and advocacy for them.
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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
Time for Artful Resistance, PLUS: Updates on Mayoral Control, Consolidations
I became a teacher to build a better world, a world where people matter. But I’ve lost myself in the maze of NCLB graphite circles
DC Schools Need Evaluation, Planning, Equity and Data: Education Town Hall, 2/28/13
The Education Town Hall with Thomas Byrd: John Settles (in studio), education advocate and one-time candidate for the At-Large seat on the DC Council; Trayon
Litigation in Response to DC School Closings: Johnny Barnes on Education Town Hall 1/24/13
“If you’re from Barry Farm, you’re entitled to the same education opportunity as those who live on Brandywine Street in Northwest,” attorney Johnny Barnes told