The title of this blog post was what a staff member of the DC department of energy and environment (DOEE) wrote to a fellow staff member in an email about a storm water management system at Eagle Academy’s property at 2345 R St. SE. That email was part of a FOIA production I received around … Continue reading “We Got A Lot Of Pressure To Approve This Charter School Project”

This coming week is full of opportunities (some of which are listed below, in chronological order) for DC residents to weigh in on a variety of important issues in our schools: November 15, 6 pm: The DC state board of education (SBOE) holds the first of two public engagement sessions on social studies standards, school … Continue reading Public Ed. Engagement, Week of November 15

[Ed. Note: What follows is an edited interview between DCPS parent Betsy Wolf and a DCPS teacher who helped create RCTs (required curricular tasks) for DCPS. As a condition of this interview, the teacher’s identity remains confidential. DCPS is currently using RCTs as a means of student assessment this school year. But RCTs were created last school … Continue reading A DCPS Teacher Who Helped Create RCTs Speaks Out

[Ed. Note: The following outline of questions and concerns regarding DCPS's upcoming budget was created by citywide members of C4DC, the Coalition for DC Public Schools & Communities, which is dedicated to strengthening DCPS (and includes in its membership this blog). As you tune into the DCPS budget hearing that begins tonight at 6 pm, … Continue reading C4DC Concerns And Questions On The DCPS FY23 Operating Budget

While people continue to debate the new name of Wilson high school (see here and here), and DCPS finally hit the low end of its asymptomatic testing goal 9 weeks into the school year (12% as of October 18—woo hoo!), DCPS passed another covid milestone: 1000 cases after 10 weeks of school. While one may … Continue reading November Events (And A Few October Leftovers)