Posts tagged Pre Kindergarten
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We visited 18 schools in 90 days to play DC’s annual preschool lottery. Here is what we learned.
Parents all over DC are awaiting the results of the city’s annual lottery to get into public schools and public charter schools, which are expected to hit inboxes Friday. The anxiety level is high. My husband and I entered the lottery to get a spot in a preschool program for our three-year-old child. Not all 3- or 4-year-olds are guaranteed a spot in a school, even in the school… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parking to parks
Park pops-up in Tysons; Park off limits to residents; Mayor Gray’s legacy; HOT Lanes then and now; Poverty, desperation, and stroads; Can’t walk; Food, food everywhere; Next stop: confusion; Not just for kids; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit inches forward
Still waiting; Super stops get cheaper, better; NYC looks up to DC; Speed camera slowdown; Even more tourists; Not a level playing field; Advertising is good for air; Out with the old; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: More students take AP classes, with varying levels of success
The number who pass AP exams varies across the region: The number of students who take AP classes has almost doubled nationwide in the past 10 years, and the number of low-income students has almost quadrupled. Maryland led the country in the percentage of seniors who earned passing scores last year, with 30%, and Virginia was close behind at 28%. In DC, an entirely urban district, the… Keep reading…
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Is pre-K in DC working?
DC has made a major commitment to pre-kindergarten education. Are these programs improving kids’ performance in the rest of their education? Based on information available so far, we don’t know for sure. We do know that a pre-K program has to be high quality to make a difference, and some do better than others. In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Around the table
Catania hosts DC edu-leaders; Can’t get a UDC degree in that; 3rd graders need to read; Debt: college’s new normal; Waivers, mapped; Report explores ESEA waivers; Wealth affects graduation rates; New anti-“reform” organization; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: It’s always charters and school closures
Data backs up KIPP performance; KIPP DC expels many students; Closing schools hurt neighborhoods; Highest-paid first-year teachers?; Enrollment is now up; LA races judge school reform; Are schools suppressing diversity?; Common Core backlash…already?; Surprise, internships matter!. Keep reading…
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There’s much to celebrate about pre-K in DC
As a former teacher, passionate education watcher, and eventual future parent in DC, there are a lot of things I want to change about the way we educate kids. It’s easy to overlook where we’re doing well and have already improved greatly. One such area is pre-kindergarten education. President Obama made early childhood education a central focus of his State of the… Keep reading…
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Auditors confirm: DC’s pre-K, while laudable, is not universal
DC’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) disputed our report last week that auditors believe the District has not reached universal pre-K. But parents are being turned away across the city, and the auditors confirmed that pre-K, while it has grown significantly, is still not universal. In a statement, OSSE suggested a fairly simple definition of “universal… Keep reading…
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Despite officials’ claims, DC hasn’t reached universal pre-K
Just a few years after setting a goal of “universal” pre-kindergarten, DC education officials claim they reached it. But many parents are still getting turned away at their local schools. Do we really have universal pre-K? Local auditors and independent reports conclude that the answer is no. The problem is worst east of the Anacostia, but reaches all wards. This… Keep reading…