1. On March 30, the DC council will hold a hearing for a FUN bill (more specifically, the Fairness in Use and Negotiation for All Recreational Property bill, 24-0554), which requires public engagement on, and council oversight of, all exclusive use or license agreements for the use of DC recreational properties for a year or … Continue reading Catching Up On March: Events & Happenings

[Ed. Note: The following, by DC parent Wendy Cronin, is a description of a meeting held by OSSE (office of the state superintendent of education) for school leaders on March 14, 2022. Cronin’s summary contains important information about what OSSE is doing—and not doing—to protect students. You can also watch the meeting, which is about … Continue reading Playing (Deadly) Games With Covid

[Ed. Note: Back in 2019, in the wake of news reports and lawsuits concerning sexual misconduct in our publicly funded schools, I wrote this blog post, asking a question that we still--in 2022--do not have an answer for: how are parents to know that their children are safe from sexual misconduct in our schools, if … Continue reading DC (Still) Needs A Sexual Misconduct Policy For ALL Its Publicly Funded Schools