Posts tagged Truancy
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Breakfast links: Just an inch
Nor’easter; Emergency training; Pop-up primer; Authority for Montgomery?; Minimize parking; Metro affluence; Dependent downsides; City limits or region?; And…. Keep reading…
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Enrolling kids in preschool isn’t enough. To close the achievement gap, we need to make sure they show up.
A recent study revealed that DC’s preschoolers miss a whole lot of school. Universal preschool may not mean much if the kids who need it most aren’t there, but getting them there can be complicated. Almost 1 in 5 DC preschoolers had more than 10 unexcused absences last year, according to a study recently released by DC Action for Children, a nonprofit that focuses on… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Changes in DC schools over the past decade, and what the future may hold
How DC’s growth is changing schools: No surprises, but a lot of interesting data and cool interactives on changing demographics and the growth of charters. The City Paper’s Aaron Wiener hits the highlights. (Urban Institute) Can DC lead the way to a better future?: The District may be able to model a way forward in reimagining education, says blogger Sam Chaltain,… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Too many students fail to show up for class
Truancy still a major problem in DCPS: With 32% of students missing more than 10 days of classes without a valid excuse, some schools are trying tactics like holding raffles for students who show up on time. (Post) Private philanthropy and DC charters: The Walton Family Foundation has played a key role in the growth of charter schools in DC and elsewhere. (NY Times) Catania… Keep reading…
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Catania says empowering parents is key to improving schools
DC Councilmember David Catania answered questions Monday night from Greater Greater Education contributors and readers. In the course of a wide-ranging discussion, he called for empowering parents, improving middle school options, and generally addressing DC’s education issues with a fierce sense of urgency. Drawing on an impressive fund of knowledge acquired… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Money isn’t flowing to students who need it
District accuses charter managers of self-dealing: DC’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against three former officials at Options PCS alleging they diverted millions of dollars meant to help the school’s at-risk students. Also indicted were WUSA9 anchor J.C. Haywood and former CFO of the DC Public Charter School Board Jeremy Williams. The defendants deny any… Keep reading…
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Catania’s reforms, part 2: Ending “social promotion”
Last week, Councilmember David Catania announced 7 proposals to restructure operations at DC Public Schools (DCPS). Yesterday we looked at a bill that would give some schools extra money, and school principals control over their budgets. Another bill would discourage the practice of “social promotion.” In social promotion, a school advances a child to a new… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can’t build
No redevelopment talk; No road to your property anymore; Who’s (matter of) right?; Build easier near PG Metros; In the DC Council; Tour de Changing DC; Crime: Having pot while black; Better predict trip generation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome
More tourists for DC; Robberies up on Metro; DC ready for armed march; Raid affordable housing for summer school; Route 1 urban or suburban?; Transit union opposes Circulator; “Roll models” help women bike; Seriously, chill, NYC; And…. Keep reading…
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Pick up more truants from the streets
As of mid-March, the Metropolitan Police Department has engaged 3,260 truants so far this school year. In these cases, truant patrol officers pick up and transport children back to a school or a temporary holding facility. MPD says they could pick up more if they had more officers and vans. Keep reading…