[Ed. Note: This, the second of two blog posts on DCPS budgeting, compares DCPS's comprehensive staffing model and school-based budgeting--with needed cautions relative to the shock doctrine school budgeting currently being imposed on DCPS (as outlined in the first blog post of this series). This blog post was created in July 2019 by two DCPS parents, … Continue reading Toward Better DCPS Budgets

[Ed. Note: This is the first of two blog posts on DCPS budgeting. It outlines the many ways in which the fiscal stability of (and equity within) DCPS continue to be undermined. The second blog post outlines a better path forward--authored by two parents along with help from members of the Ward 6 Public Schools … Continue reading Shock Doctrine School Budgeting

Here’s a chronological round-up of local and upcoming education events, many of which help elucidate and strengthen the connection of DC taxpayers to the public schools we fund and send our kids to. --On Thursday September 19, at 6 pm, the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the National Coalition for School Diversity will … Continue reading Upcoming Events In Public Education: September & October

A few weeks ago, I attended the August meeting of the Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization (W6PSPO). The guest speaker was DCPS planner Claudia Lujan, who presented information on the Eastern high school feeder pattern and recruitment efforts. (See here for a general overview of Eastern’s feeder pattern--and see here for Eastern's recruitment planning tool.) … Continue reading Unsaid (With A Purpose): Planning For Our Schools