Posts tagged Teen Parenting
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How do you get parents to read to their kids? Get them to love reading
Students need to experience reading as a pleasure and not just as a chore. One DC program aims to nurture a love of reading in a critical population: DC students who are also parents. Twice a month, a group of high school students at Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC), a DCPS school serving 6th through 12th grades, gathers over lunch to read and discuss books. The students,… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Education and the mayoral race
Catania ponders mayoral run: Councilmember David Catania, chair of the DC Council’s education committee, is launching an exploratory committee, saying he wants to see if he can do more for education as mayor. As an independent, he can wait until June, well after the April primary, to make a final decision. (City Paper) Mayoral hopeful Bowser jumps on middle school… Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: Students progress towards proficient
Principal turns around failing DCPS school: Harry Hughes introduced single-sex classes, required teachers to be on time, and brought in volunteer reading tutors at Harriet Tubman Elementary School. (Post) Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Closure challenge coming
Closure opponents may sue; Less tolerance for zero tolerance; Idaho is illegal; Quest for a preschool; How poor students fare; Top colleges don’t get poor studens; And…. Keep reading…