Posts tagged Maury Elementary
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Ward 6 parents ask for answers on school funding
Schools in Ward 6 have seen tremendous growth in recent years, but some schools are losing funding next year. Many parents came to Mayor Gray’s Ward 6 Budget Town Hall last week up in arms about these changes. Enrollment is up, test scores are improving, and wait lists are long for several neighborhood elementary schools. There is growing support for the middle schools,… Keep reading…
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A school that wasn’t small before may now be small
The DCPS budget allocations for next year contained a major surprise for some communities: allocations to schools for art, music, foreign language, and library as well as office and support staff funding changed. Schools that had qualified last year are suddenly under the threshold for full-time staffing, which increased from 300 to 400 students. Maury Elementary, for example,… Keep reading…