Posts tagged Common Core
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Morning bell: Will charters pull more students out of DCPS?
More charter seats: The DC Public Charter School Board approved 3 new charter schools and is considering the expansion of two others, prompting some to ask if the Board should coordinate its planning with DCPS. (Post) Principals consider contract: DCPS has reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents school administrators, and it contains 3% annual raises… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: One high school will get an international focus, another may stay closed for a while
Roosevelt HS will reopen with international focus: The troubled Petworth school, currently being modernized, may offer dual language instruction and international travel when it reopens in 2015. (Post) Shifting school renovation money: DC Councilmember and mayoral candidate David Catania wants to delay reopening Spingarn High School as a career and technical education… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: High school modernizations, and a shooting nearby one
If you build it, will they come?: Almost two-thirds of DCPS schools have been modernized, some in dazzling ways. Many are high schools that are being designed for populations larger than those they currently serve.(Washington Business Journal) Shootings near Ballou: Three people were wounded, two of them 17-year-olds believed to be students at the high school, located in… Keep reading…
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DC students may find themselves stumped by Common Core tests next year
Next year DC public school students will take a new standardized test that’s supposed to test their critical thinking skills. But a number of questions on a publicly available practice test are confusing, unrealistically difficult, or just plain wrong. A recent post on Greater Greater Education criticized the design of the Common Core-aligned test that DC will begin… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Changes in DC schools over the past decade, and what the future may hold
How DC’s growth is changing schools: No surprises, but a lot of interesting data and cool interactives on changing demographics and the growth of charters. The City Paper’s Aaron Wiener hits the highlights. (Urban Institute) Can DC lead the way to a better future?: The District may be able to model a way forward in reimagining education, says blogger Sam Chaltain,… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: An Arabic immersion charter school in Ward 3 and other possibilities
New charter schools?: The DC Public Charter School Board heard proposals for 8 new schools, including an Arabic immersion school for Ward 3 and two boarding high schools. Some proposals fared better than others. (Post, Examiner) Career academies: High-school-based career-training programs are increasing in Maryland and Virginia schools, thanks to federal funding. (Post) Higher… Keep reading…
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DC’s planned Common Core tests aren’t yet ready for prime time
Next year DC will begin giving tests based on the new Common Core state standards. Judging from a practice test available online, these assessments will need major revisions before they’ll come close to being able to measure students’ actual capabilities. This spring, the two consortia that are developing assessments based on the Common Core have been conducting… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Anxiety continues over boundary change proposals
The end of neighborhood schools?: Proposals from the DC committee on student assignments have led some to wonder if school lotteries are the wave of the future. (Post) Changes could hurt schools that are working: Councilmember Mary Cheh says the student assignment proposals could “wind up ruining” Ward 3 schools, and some parents whose current assigned schools… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Big changes on the horizon?
Changes in boundaries and feeder patterns: The committee that has been reviewing DC’s student assignment policies released three potential plans and a proposal for redrawing elementary school boundaries. To see details, click here. (Post) Henderson’s future: Neither Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser nor her rival David Catania will commit to keeping… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: The ups and downs of school choice
“Controlled choice” for DC schools?: An education think tank sponsored a panel discussion on how (or if) we can create a school assignment system that would create more socioeconomic diversity. (Fordham Institute) Or too few good choices?: One DC parent concludes that charters can’t solve the problem of educational inequity. (The Atlantic) Too much… Keep reading…