The Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities, EmpowerEd, and the Ward 7 Education Council are together hosting a candidate forum focused on DC public education issues on March 5. Starting at 6 pm, 2026 candidates for DC mayor, DC delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, and DC council chair will explore education topics important to DC residents in the only … Continue reading March 5: DC Public Education Candidate Forum

As you may know, DC has a wealth of groups and people fighting against the antidemocratic excesses of this moment—and the work of several is directly related to DC public education:  Defend DC Public Education: This group (an offshoot of EmpowerEd) provides immigration guidance and practical advice against federal threats. It also sends out an excellent weekly … Continue reading DC Education Stands Up & Fights Back

[Ed Note: This is the 6th installment of a series around missing public education information and active disinformation by city actors that would appear to (or actually does) empower those with power while keeping nearly everyone else in the dark. Here are the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth posts in the series.] Tale #6: The Mystery Of The Disappearing Charter … Continue reading The Education Mysteries, Tale #6: The Disappearing Charter Board Chair

Well, we here in DC may not have our trash picked up or even the ability to walk one block without traversing icebergs, but never fear! Performance oversight season is upon us (in fact, it is so upon us that I entirely missed putting this blog post up early enough to note the public witness hearing … Continue reading Oversight Hearings (Never Too Late Edition)