Posts tagged Dcps
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Some DCPS schools have to cope with an influx of midyear transfers
Thousands of DC students switch schools midyear, especially at some high schools that are part of the DC Public School system. That has negative consequences both for the students who switch and the schools they enter. A recent report from DC’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education found that over 92% of DC students remain in the same school throughout the year,… Keep reading…
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What’s behind the low standardized test scores in one high-priced DC neighborhood
Generally, housing prices in DC correlate with neighborhood school test scores. But Garrison Elementary in Logan Circle is a striking exception: it’s a school with math and reading proficiency rates in the mid-20s in an area where the median sale price for a three-bedroom home last year was over a million dollars. Garrison’s principal, Collin Hill, says that… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving, moving, moving
Move to Largo; Wooing Marriott; No more MARC and VRE?; No money for Baltimore; Happy, but noncommital; New start for College Park; Tree hugger; NY ❤ Uber; Too much parking. Keep reading…
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It’s more expensive to live in a good school district, with a few exceptions
Generally speaking, higher test scores at a DC Public School elementary school correlate with higher housing costs. But there are a few “bargain” neighborhoods, and one outlier school that’s surrounded by pricey housing despite low scores. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hogan’s plans
New deadlines; Highway veteran; On the waterfront; Vision zero kick-off; Green schools are too much; Transportation bill moves; The other side of the tracks; Shifting right; Frequent driver miles. Keep reading…
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A redeveloped mixed-income neighborhood revives a closed DCPS school
At a time of alleged cost overruns and mismanagement on school construction projects and delays in long-promised renovations, does it make sense to spend $28 million to reopen a dilapidated DC Public School? It might, if the school holds the promise of providing a high-quality education to a permanently diverse group of students. A year ago, some parents and community activists… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where’s the money?
Two counties, one goal; How to save a bus; Educational building blocks; Looking for options, seeing red; Doubling down on dirt bikes; That’s fine; Statehood support; Bike lanes in a strange land. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: For the city
From the top; Failure to launch; Water works; Not bigger, just pricier; Bike share is not a boondoggle; Somebody help; Paved with plastic; And…. Keep reading…
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To keep its best principals, DCPS needs to give them more autonomy
After 35 years as a teacher and principal in DC Public Schools, during which he managed to turn around two struggling schools, Patrick Pope resigned, becoming part of a wave of high turnover among DCPS principals in recent years. He’s now principal of a charter school. If DCPS administrators want to retain successful school leaders like Pope, they need to trust their judgment… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: School’s out
School woes; No more tolls; Left out; You stay, you pay; Breaking down on blight; Freedom of speech; Coincidence?. Keep reading…