Posts tagged Deal School
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Breakfast links: Bowser makes choices
Maybe just two miles; DC trashes recycling; A step toward zero; School boundaries tweaked; Skate to work day; Can you hear me now?; Hard times in Maryland; Poor students; Transportation discrimination. 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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Morning bell: New boundary proposals raise a host of questions
Boundaries and school quality: At the first of 3 meetings on the new student assignment proposals, parents from east of the Anacostia River voiced concerns about being relegated to the District’s lower-performing schools. (Post) New middle schools?: The proposals call for 4 new middle schools and major changes in assignment patterns at that grade level, but it’s… Keep reading…
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New boundary proposals may have a better chance of increasing the number of high-quality schools
The second round of proposals issued by DC’s committee on student assignment backtracks from the idea of lotteries and returns to a system of neighborhood schools. But the new, less radical proposals may actually have a better chance of improving school quality, at least in some parts of the District. The original impetus for revising school boundaries and feeder patterns… Keep reading…
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How to assign DC students to schools? We now have a menu of possibilities
The committee working on changes in DC’s school assignment policy has floated some proposals. They’re not as radical as some feared—or perhaps hoped—but there’s still plenty of fodder for debate. The DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment has been working for 6 months on the knotty issue of DC’s school boundaries and feeder patterns,… Keep reading…
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What does Muriel Bowser’s primary victory mean for education in DC?
Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser has displayed her strengths as a campaigner, but her education platform is pretty thin. Before the general election 7 months from now, she has the opportunity to flesh it out. Bowser’s main campaign promise on education has been that she would replicate the success of Ward 3’s Deal Middle School in other parts of the city. Keep reading…
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DC finds a way for every child to attend Deal Middle School
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. The Alice Deal Middle School, in Ward 3, is by far the most coveted middle school in the District, and some have urged DCPS to replicate the school in other wards. Now the advisory committee charged with redrawing DC’s school boundaries has stumbled upon an idea that could make that possible. The 23-member committee… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Education issues in the home stretch of the mayoral primary
Mayoral race and school boundary overhaul: A committee has been working for months on updating DC’s school assignment policies, but the outcome of the mayoral election could derail whatever they come up with. (Post) Can “Deal for all” work?: In her mayoral campaign, Muriel Bowser has called for replicating the success of Deal Middle School elsewhere in… Keep reading…
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School boundary review, part 2: Parents at two Northwest DC schools want to keep current boundaries
As a committee works to redesign DC’s school assignment policies, some parents who are happy with the status quo are urging caution. In yesterday’s post we looked at issues the Advisory Committee on Student Assignment is grappling with as it reviews school boundaries and feeder patterns, which haven’t been overhauled since 1968. Today we’ll look… Keep reading…
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DC schools need a mayor who’s in a hurry
Ask most of the candidates in the District’s April 1 Democratic primary about the gap between our most and least successful public schools, and they’ll tell you they want every school to be great. That’s a laudable aspiration, but at our current pace it will take more than a generation to get there. Sadly, few candidates support acting boldly to change the lives… Keep reading…