Posts by Sandra Moscoso — Contributor
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Bike and Roll to School Day is May 3
Although biking to school brings health, mental, and social benefits, many kids don’t bike to school because driver behavior puts them at risk. This year’s Bike to School Day in Capitol Hill focuses on how a new DC law, plus the creative touch, can help kids ride safely. Keep reading…
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Walk to School Day participants are looking for a little “good trouble” this year
With calls for social justice reverberating throughout the summer, some are using Walk to School Day this Wednesday to address both safety for kids traveling to school, and offer a moment to push back against systemic injustice. Keep reading…
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DC students combine data and technology to work for social good
Data and technology are not just for professional techies. Organizations in the DC area are showing students that with a little training, a lot of motivation—and, of course, data—they can leverage technology to shine a spotlight on important social problems. Keep reading…
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Where do DC homeless students go to school? These tween hackers can show you
The story of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd’s disappearance has inspired a group of young students to create an interactive map showing where homeless students in DC go to school. Keep reading…
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With more data, parents can make better decisions about changes in education policy
Most government decisions are imposed from above, with ordinary citizens having only limited knowledge of the data that went into them. The current reassessment of DC’s school boundaries and feeder patterns is different. But how can we ensure that all families are engaged in the process? Government efforts to involve citizens in major changes seem to follow a predictable… Keep reading…
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Curious about how the proposed boundary changes will affect you? Check out this new app.
Do you know how the proposed changes in school boundaries and feeder patterns will affect your family? Thanks to Code for DC and DC agencies’ willingness to provide data, there’s now an app for that. Keep reading…
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How can education data help you?
Is there data about education in DC that you’d like to have? Let us know before this weekend’s hackathon, when data enthusiasts and experts will gather to analyze it. Almost a year ago, Greater Greater Education kicked off with a post about how open data can help families with confusing school choices. Since then, several DC education agencies have released data… Keep reading…
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DCPS’s response to the demand for a plan to fix middle schools? We’ll get back to you
DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson said she would have a plan to improve middle schools by December 15. But all she’s come up with is a promise to focus on improving those schools next year. Recently a lot of attention has been focused on the deficiencies of most DCPS middle schools. Even Henderson has acknowledged that DCPS hasn’t succeeded in making them attractive,… Keep reading…
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Catania, you had me at “Middle Schools”
The ongoing review of DC’s school boundaries and feeder patterns has captured the attention of the entire DC education community. One unexpected and vitally important development is Councilmember David Catania’s new focus on middle schools. While some are optimistic about the boundary review process, there’s also a lot of anxiety about whether… Keep reading…
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Did DCPS cut recess to make room for testing?
When DCPS students kicked off the 2013-14 school year last week, many parents were upset to discover that in some schools recess had been reduced to only 15 minutes. They might also be upset to find out that students end up spending almost the same amount of time taking standardized tests. In a little-noticed budget document issued last spring, the minimum time for recess for children… Keep reading…