[the following was sent via email to Martin Austermuhle, reporter at WAMU] Dear Martin, I saw your recent story online, of the 20th anniversary of charter schools in DC, and was moved to write to you. As evidence of lack of success, you cited how DCPS had lost kids from 1971 to 1996, when charters … Continue reading Do You See How This Works?

Well, it might be surprising if you did: On July 12, OSSE (the office of state superintendent of education) announced that this group (here denoted as the UPSFF working group) was formed. The group is by law mandated to oversee how best to implement a uniform per student formula through DCPS and public charter schools. … Continue reading Did You Know About the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Working Group?

For the Post, apparently, the title above is news, at least as it relates to physical education at one DC public school. For many of us with kids in DC public schools, it’s not news at all. Here’s a quick test: Does your child’s DC public school have healthy food? Does your elementary age child … Continue reading Yes, The Healthy Schools Act Isn’t Enforced: Food and Water Edition

In addition to this letter signed by every ward education council, asking the mayor to keep in mind important qualifications for the next DCPS chancellor, the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) recently put out a survey to members, and parents, asking for feedback on the importance (or lack thereof) of qualifications and experiences in/of a new … Continue reading Qualifying Chancellor Qualifications

In taking some weeks away from this blog to attend to summer, I didn’t realize that I might miss the entire DCPS chancellor selection process. As it is, the mayor’s chancellor selection advisory committee (announced just last week) might not even have time to hear much public input, as the mayor has indicated she wants … Continue reading DCPSSpeeding: Selecting the Next Chancellor