In these trying times of fake news and 140 character rants, we have yet another English language crisis, such that the word “inequitable” now means “unequal.” Oh, it’s not me saying this--it’s the cross sector task force. Or rather, it’s the people from the office of the deputy mayor for education (DME), who put together … Continue reading “Inequitable” Versus “Unequal”: Fun With Words, Task Force Version

[The following is a transcription, by Suzanne Wells, of Chancellor Wilson's response to a question from David Grosso during the council roundtable on DCPS's strategic plan, held last week on September 21, 2017. At 3:47, Grosso asked about goal 6, which is to have 54,000 students enrolled in DCPS by 2022. Grosso noted that some … Continue reading No Comment

This past week, DCPS rolled out its strategic plan for the next 5 years, with an appearance by Magic Johnson, whose relationship to the school district goes into its food contract, which itself is (still) shrouded in a lack of, well, outrage on the part of elected officials, despite the fact that some city officials … Continue reading The Lemonade of DCPS’s Strategic Plan

and some people are trying to get them to do something about it. To be more precise: on August 9, the DC office of open government (OOG) issued a binding opinion that declared that the DC public charter school board (PCSB) violated public meeting requirements of DC’s School Reform Act (SRA), PCSB custom and practice, … Continue reading So, The Public Charter School Board Violated The Law In June . . .