Posts tagged Charter Schools
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School waitlist data can tell us what families want
Charter and traditional public schools with the longest waitlists for the coming school year are clustered west of the Anacostia River, with bilingual programs generally leading the pack. But there’s also a marked difference in demand for some schools that have similar test scores. Earlier this month the District announced the results of the lottery that determines… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cut off
All falls down; Emancipation Day; High flying; Location, location; Wage wants; Goodies; No fly zone; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Congratulations, it’s a train!
Birth of a Metro car; Deja vu?; I can’t see them; In n’ out; Diet commitments; Marines on the move; The library goes to school; Cooped up; Gotta go; “Up” house floating away; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the rise
Back on track; Just around the corner; Aim high; Save the ‘sphere; Decisions, decisions; How we gonna pay?; It’s gentrification; Too darn high; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crystal ball
See the future; London calling; Competing; Fixing parks; I’ve got the power; Passive houses take Manhattan; The hold steady; Bike lanes to nowhere; The ‘Zards at Howard?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget season
Housing the homeless; Funding transit; Repeat a grade; In my day; Drop your weapons; City and country; Safety dance; Safety data; Anti pop-up candidate; Weigh in. Keep reading…
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DC’s charter schools boost learning for poor and minority students
DC’s charter schools do a better job than its traditional public schools when it comes to educating low-income and minority students, according to a recent national study. But the study indicates that white and Asian students fare better in the traditional sector. The study ranked DC’s charter sector sixth in the nation among 41 urban school districts for… Keep reading…
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Here’s a school-by-school look at DC’s high school graduation rates
Graduation rates vary a lot among DC’s high schools. A series of graphics from the DC government shows just how different they can be. DC Public Schools had an overall four-year graduation rate of about 58% last year, up by only two percentage points from 2013. And the overall rate for the charter sector fell almost seven points, to 69%. To calculate the rate, statisticians… Keep reading…
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Anxiety abounds as DC schools roll out new, harder tests
DC’s public school students, like those around the country, are taking new, more rigorous standardized tests this month. And teachers are anxious about whether students are prepared to do the kind of reading and writing the tests require. Students in both DC Public Schools and charter schools are taking new tests designed to align with the Common Core State Standards. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where are we now?
Red top, red light; It’s still raining; Where should they go?; Skewed scores; Millenials are voting; Greener grass; Left on Park, right on 2nd; And…. Keep reading…