Posts tagged Dme
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DC Council’s transportation committee looks at legislation to improve safety for students
DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment considered a bill that would improve and expand protections for students commuting to and from school in the District. Read on to learn more. Keep reading…
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DCPS and charters need to cooperate in planning
The DCPS Chancellor and the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) have recently called for joint planning by DCPS and the charter sector. We received a letter on that subject from 3 DCPS parents: Caryn Ernst and Valerie Jablow (Capitol Hill Cluster School), and Suzanne Wells (Tyler Elementary). The new proposal for school boundaries and feeder patterns put forward by the DME reflects… Keep reading…
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More coordination between DCPS and charters? Not if it threatens charter autonomy, says DC’s top charter official.
How much coordination should there be between DCPS and the charter sector? Probably more than there is now, says the Public Charter School Board’s executive director, but not so much that we return to the era of centralized planning. The DC education scene has no shortage of anomalies. Expensively modernized DCPS buildings that are half empty sit near vastly oversubscribed… Keep reading…
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With more data, parents can make better decisions about changes in education policy
Most government decisions are imposed from above, with ordinary citizens having only limited knowledge of the data that went into them. The current reassessment of DC’s school boundaries and feeder patterns is different. But how can we ensure that all families are engaged in the process? Government efforts to involve citizens in major changes seem to follow a predictable… Keep reading…
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Curious about how the proposed boundary changes will affect you? Check out this new app.
Do you know how the proposed changes in school boundaries and feeder patterns will affect your family? Thanks to Code for DC and DC agencies’ willingness to provide data, there’s now an app for that. Keep reading…
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How can education data help you?
Is there data about education in DC that you’d like to have? Let us know before this weekend’s hackathon, when data enthusiasts and experts will gather to analyze it. Almost a year ago, Greater Greater Education kicked off with a post about how open data can help families with confusing school choices. Since then, several DC education agencies have released data… Keep reading…
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The Deputy Mayor for Education explains her role
We asked Abigail Smith, the Deputy Mayor for Education, to tell us about her job. Here’s her guest post. I often hear the following question: With a Chancellor, a Public Charter School Board, and a State Superintendent of Education, what does the Deputy Mayor for Education do? There are lots of cooks in DC’s education kitchen, and it can be hard to sort out who… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Look inside a school
High school life; Schools under mayors raise achievement; Rewards for “achievers”; Deputy Mayor Smith; Where to put Ward 5 middle school?; Maddening incentives; Pop Tart guns OK?. Keep reading…
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Challenges lie ahead for a strong education team
This week the Gray transition team announced its picks for Deputy Mayor for Education, De’Shawn Wright, and State Superintendent of Education, Hosanna Mahaley. These selections round out the District’s education policy team, along with Kaya Henderson, whom Gray plans to keep as Interim Chancellor for at least the short term. These picks show that the incoming… Keep reading…