Posts tagged Ballou High School
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826DC uses volunteers to get students to write
The tutoring program 826DC has hundreds of volunteers working with 3,000 DC students on writing every year. It’s fun and quirky, and kids seem to love it. But can the program really teach them how to write? 826 National, the parent organization for 8 branches scattered across the country, has been getting a lot of attention lately. The program, founded by writer Dave Eggers,… Keep reading…
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City Year aims to cut dropout rate
City Year, a program that deploys young adults to work in high-poverty DCPS schools, helps keep attendance up and boosts learning. But it’s not clear yet that it’s achieving its goal of preventing dropouts. A national organization that has been around for 25 years, City Year’s overall aim is to reduce the number of students who drop out of high school, a figure… Keep reading…
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Gray budget funds school modernizations and more
All middle and high schools that still need modernizing will get done in the next 6 years, under the budget Mayor Gray is releasing today, and some of the most out-of-date elementary school buildings. The capital plan has $465 million to modernize high schools, starting with $162 million in Fiscal Year 2014. The money will finish modernizations for the remaining high schools:… Keep reading…