Posts tagged Dcps
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Breakfast links: WMATA gives go-ahead to solicit mixed-use developments at seven stations
WMATA moves forward on joint development opportunities at seven stations across region. High home prices and mortgage rates lead to slower real estate sales in region. Sale of Dupont Circle mansion could break record for most expensive property in the District. Keep reading…
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How school boundaries and feeder patterns shape DC’s housing and education inequalities
For many DC families, picking a school for their child can seem like a “high-stakes, zero-sum” game, where many students, and neighborhoods, are left behind in the process. Keep reading…
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How schools in DC were part of a legacy of segregation
Here’s a look at how the educational inequity in the District was built on decades of formally, and informally, mandated segregation. Keep reading…
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DC’s old school and church buildings are getting a new life
We should applaud projects that aim to repurpose closed churches and schools for the benefit of the larger community, and recognize that such efforts can take many forms. Keep reading…
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Charter schools and why they’re so controversial, explained
DC has the fourth-highest charter school enrollment of any city in the country, with 46% of all public school students attending a charter school last school year. So why is the issue of school choice still so divisive? Keep reading…
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Here’s what DC’s new education chancellor thinks about his first year on the job
At a recent media roundtable, DCPS chancellor Antwan Wilson answered questions about the LEAP program, claims of high teacher turnover rates, and the new extended school year program. Here's what I gleaned from our conversation. Keep reading…
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DC is about to blow its chance to make schools more than tests
What gets tested, it’s said, gets taught—and by the same token, what doesn’t get tested gets ignored. Just look at how the school curriculum has shriveled since the advent of high-stakes testing in reading and math fifteen years ago. Now DC has a chance to reverse some of that unintended damage. And it’s about to blow that chance. Keep reading…
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DC has plenty of athletic fields. Why is it so hard to use them?
Booking athletic fields in DC can be very difficult. But the problem isn't that there aren't enough fields in the District. It's that the fields the District has aren't put to use efficiently. Keep reading…
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DC’s public schools have a new leader. As a parent, here’s my take.
As a parent of a child just entering DC Public Schools the system, I’m keen to pay attention to the administration and politics that will shape not just my daughter’s education, but also that of the 118,000+ kids that attend District schools. DCPS just got a new chancellor, and while there’s been controversy around the pick, I see reason to think he’ll be successful— and to support him in those efforts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to the drawing board?
No more private parking; Transportation funding, redux; DC development lowdown; Zoning Commission’s newest member; Help in a changing Shaw; Charter school milestone; Dupont’s high-tech park; And…. Keep reading…