By the end of 2023 (or, as it’s now looking, the beginning of 2024), DC will have both a new boundaries study as well as a new iteration of its master facilities plan (MFP). As both are integral to the future of DCPS, this is the third of four blog posts on the subject exploring … Continue reading Planning For Schools AND Saving Them, Part 3: Charter Expansion Grants

[Ed. Note: Below is a list of recent, dispiriting, and not unique occurrences regarding the dissing of the public around our publicly funded schools. Thankfully, an antidote is at hand: The DC Open Government Coalition (in collaboration with the DC Public Library) is providing a free program to empower residents to get information about our … Continue reading Meanwhile, As The Folks Supposed To Represent DC Taxpayer Interests Don’t . . .

Since early 2023, the deputy mayor for education (DME) has been heading up work on the master facilities plan (MFP) and on school boundaries. Both sets of work have progressed—and one will have town halls this month. MFP Registration is here for the MFP town halls on July 12 (12 pm) and July 13 (6 … Continue reading Moving Ahead With The Master Facilities & Boundaries Plans