Posts tagged Cat:education
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Gentrification isn’t the only reason DC’s test scores are rising
Student performance in the nation’s capital has increased so dramatically that it has attracted significant attention and prompted many to ask whether gentrification, rather than an improvement in school quality, is behind the higher scores. Demographic change explains some of the increases in test scores, but by no means all of them. We drew this conclusion after… Keep reading…
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School quality is the issue, says Catania. But his platform may not improve it.
Mayoral candidate David Catania has laid out his vision for a key issue in the race, education. Building on the education-related legislation he has introduced as a DC Councilmember, Catania calls for strong measures to improve school quality, reduce the achievement gap between black and white students, and strengthen special education services. Catania identifies the… Keep reading…
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Test scores rise. Is it better education or gentrification?
DC students’ scores grew dramatically on national standardized tests, more than almost every state. This is good news, but it’s hard to know whether the gains actually mean we’re educating students better, or just that more wealthy families are sending their kids to DC schools. The Washington Post editorial board isn’t hesitating to claim credit… Keep reading…
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Let’s make education greater with a new blog
Now that Greater Greater Washington is 5 (or 35 in blog years), we’re pleased to announce we’re having a baby (blog)! We’ve launched Greater Greater Education, a forum to explore how to improve education in DC. Please head over there now to read today’s article by Laura Dallas McSorley on pre-K successes, Shree Chauhan’s “Morning Bell”… Keep reading…
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Let’s Choose tackles school truancy this week
DC might criminally charge parents whose kids miss school. Is that the right approach? What else should DC do about truancy? This week, Let’s Choose DC asked the at-large candidates this question: Last year DC Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said that DC schools are suffering from a “truancy crisis.” The DC Council is now debating a bill that would increase… Keep reading…
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Safe Routes to School benefits kids and the community
On a recent Thursday, Vienna Elementary School had only 25 cars in the kiss-and-ride when there are usually 70. This dramatic decrease reduced congestion around the school and improved the morning commute for the entire community. The students attended class but did not arrive in cars. Today is International Walk and Bike to School Day, and more than 100 schools throughout… Keep reading…
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Georgetown eyes satellite campus at White Oak
Georgetown University needs space to grow. Montgomery County needs a university to anchor a research and development center they want to create in White Oak. There’s a college campus for sale in the neighborhood that can satisfy them both. Jonathan O’Connell reports that Georgetown is interested in buying the National Labor College, a 47-acre campus at New Hampshire… Keep reading…
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Where will Georgetown get 100 acres?
The agreement on the Georgetown University campus plan says that so long as relations go well, the parties will start discussing in 2018 some long-term goals, including one to “identify and develop next 100 acres.” The agreement doesn’t give context for this goal. Given the timing, I’d guess the purpose of this new 100 acres is to relocate the hospital… Keep reading…
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Little-known Kenilworth-Parkside is neighborhood to watch
A typical DC resident may never have heard of the Kenilworth-Parkside neighborhood in Ward 7, but the federal government definitely has. It’s betting that an $800,000 investment in a local placemaking initiative can put this small Northeast neighborhood back on the map. In 2010, Kenilworth-Parkside received $500,000 as one of the Department of Education’s… Keep reading…
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OP wants 100% of GU undergrads on campus by 2016
Yesterday, the Office of Planning issued its report on Georgetown University’s ten year campus plan. It recommends some severe and surprising restrictions on the university, including a demand that GU house 100% of undergraduates on campus by the fall of 2016. GU’s proposed campus plan would cap its traditional undergraduate enrollment at 6,652. In addition,… Keep reading…