Posts tagged Dunbar High School
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DCPS schools put unmotivated students in AP classes. That doesn’t work.
An influential education columnist is applauding the DC Public School system’s decision to expand Advanced Placement offerings, arguing that any motivated student should be allowed to take the college-level courses. But many high-poverty schools in DC simply assign students to AP classes even if they’re not willing to do the work. In September I wrote a… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hogan’s plans
New deadlines; Highway veteran; On the waterfront; Vision zero kick-off; Green schools are too much; Transportation bill moves; The other side of the tracks; Shifting right; Frequent driver miles. Keep reading…
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Innovations at Dunbar High School have sparked progress, but there’s still a lot of student churn
Last week, Dunbar High School celebrated a dramatic rise in test scores with a pep rally featuring some of its alumni, including Mayor Vincent Gray. Other troubled DC high schools could learn something from Dunbar’s experience, but student churn is still a problem. Dunbar, located in Truxton Circle near Union Station, was an elite black high school in the era of segregation. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Walking tours, zoning, and microbrews
Now that September is here, calendars are filling back up. The Coalition for Smarter Growth’s walking tours are back in session, our own monthly happy hour is around the corner, and the DC Zoning Commission is hold its (hopefully) final round of public hearings on the zoning update. Mark your calendars - it’s going to be a busy month! The Silver Line, Reston, &… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Back to the drawing board on student assignment proposals
Farewell to choice sets: The revised school boundary proposals return to a system of by-right neighborhood schools, but the shrinkage of boundaries for the most desirable middle and high schools will leave some residents unhappy. (Post) High school changes: Some schools, like Cardozo, Dunbar, and Eastern, would experience huge changes in their catchment areas under the… Keep reading…
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Do we need another selective DCPS high school? A group at Dunbar thinks so
A group of alumni and parents are proposing to turn Dunbar High School into a selective school. What’s behind this idea, and does it make sense? Last month, the Washington Post reported that the group had spent months discussing the idea of giving Dunbar greater autonomy, including the ability to select its students, and intend to put the proposal before DCPS Chancellor… Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: What’s in the future for DCPS and charters?
Top five issues to watch this year: Will charters achieve equitable funding, resist outside regulation, surpass DCPS in popularity, be authorized by Chancellor Henderson, or gain access to closed DCPS school buildings?…Will DCPS get a boundary overhaul, combine its lottery with charters, retain popularity over charters, give closed school buildings to charters, or be affected… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Education is still a civil rights battleground
Civil rights leaders address students: On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, civil rights leaders urged students at School Without Walls to continue fighting injustice, while DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan identified education as a civil right that has not yet been achieved for all. (Post)… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Development under the lens
Red Line could close for 6 weeks; How United stadium stacks up; Skyland awaits a decision on Walmart; Too many developers on CTB?; Do parking taxes help development?; Are yard requirements increasing housing costs?; More traffic cameras in Maryland; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Biking for the win
Bike sharing helps close gender gap; Texas cities get it; Metro train kills student; MoCo pedestrian safety; Should DC listen to retailers?; Developer still thinks it’s TOD; HOT lane decision-making; And…. Keep reading…