Middle School Application Support Workshops

02/22/2012

DC School Reform Now is hosting weekly Middle School Application Support Workshops for 5th grade parents. The workshops are held from 5:00 -7:30 PM every Tuesday – Thursday starting February 28th through March 15th at the ARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave SE.

Workshops are free and open to all parents. DCSRN will assist in filling out applications and will provide calendars of key deadlines and open houses. DCSRN will also handle the mailing of the applications to ensure submission.

Kwame Brown’s College Prep Bill Gets Cool Reception from DCPS Officials

02/17/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-schools-insider/post/kwame-browns...
By Bill Turque

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) tried asking the question every way he knew how. And to avoid answering, DCPS chief academic officer Carey Wright did everything but invoke the Fifth Amendment.

Charters Quick to Suspend, Expel, Council Told

02/17/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-schools-insider/post/charters-qui...
By Bill Turque

Public charter school officials pushed rarely seen suspension and expulsion data into public view at Friday’s D.C. Council oversight hearing, some of it astonishing if accurate--and some school leaders contend that it is not.

DCPS Enrollment: Missing the Mark By $18 Million

02/16/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-schools-insider/post/dcps-enrollm...
By Bill Turque

DCPS projected an enrollment of 47,247 students for the 2011-12 school year when it put together its current budget. And through the uniform per pupil funding formula, which provides a minimum of $8,945 for each student, that’s what the school system received.

Education Bills Get Mixed Reviews from D.C. Schools Officials

02/16/2012

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/16/education-bills-get-mixe...
By Tom Howell Jr.

A long line of education advocates and high-achieving students testified Thursday in favor of legislation that requires D.C. high school students to take college entrance exams and apply to at least one college.

Kwame Brown Scolds School Officials Who Don't Support Mandatory SAT, ACT

02/16/2012

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2012/02/kwame-brown-scolds-school...
By Lisa Gartner

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown lashed out at school officials on Thursday who said they did not support his bill to require all District students to take the SAT or ACT before they can graduate.

District to Start ‘Conversation’ About Special Ed

02/14/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-schools-insider/post/district-to-...
By Bill Turque

OSSE has hired the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to study the quality of special education programs in the District, an $800,000 project it hopes will identify best practices that can be replicated and brought to scale in public and public charter schools.

D.C. Charter Schools Continue to Boom

02/13/2012

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2012/02/dc-charter-schools-contin...
By Lisa Gartner

Enrollment in the city's public charter schools continued to boom this year with 8 percent more students, while DC Public Schools saw their numbers drop, according to the District's official count released Monday.

Fewer Students Enroll in DCPS After Last Year's Historic Increase

02/13/2012

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2012/02/fewer-students-enroll-dcp...
By Lisa Gartner

Despite City’s Growth, D.C. School Enrollment Falls

02/13/2012

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/13/despite-citys-growth-dc-...
By Tom Howell Jr.

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