Posts tagged Eastern High 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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Reassign students before improving school quality, not the other way around
Both of the leading candidates in the DC mayoral race have come out against Mayor Gray’s new school assignment plan, saying school quality should be addressed first. But reassigning students may be the only real way to inspire parent confidence in less desirable schools. Councilmember and mayoral candidate David Catania announced yesterday that he will “take… Keep reading…
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One struggling reader plus another may equal a boost in reading skills for both
A DC nonprofit called Reach Incorporated hires struggling high school readers to tutor struggling elementary school readers. It may sound counterintuitive, but both groups seem to benefit. Fewer than 20% of DC 8th-graders read at a proficient level, according to national test results last year. The proportion of proficient 4th-grade readers is only slightly better. Where… Keep reading…
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At one DCPS high school, teachers work together to improve student’s writing
[Editor’s note: During the last school year, 4 DCPS schools piloted a program that engages students in analytical writing across the curriculum. DCPS was the first school district in the nation to adopt the program on a trial basis, and it plans to expand the pilot to an additional 6 to 8 schools this fall. The program, developed by Dr. Judith C. Hochman, starts with exercises… Keep reading…
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A new writing program wins over a skeptical DCPS high school teacher by boosting students’ skills
During the last school year, 4 DCPS schools piloted a program that engages students in analytical writing across the curriculum. DCPS was the first school district in the nation to adopt the program on a trial basis, and it plans to expand the pilot to an additional 6 to 8 schools this fall. The program, developed by Dr. Judith C. Hochman, starts with exercises at the sentence level… 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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Breakfast links: Hot and cold
More snow today; Education debate gets heated; DC’s ugliest buildings; Car2Go raises rates; Free bus to Metro continued; Restore service or decrease fares?; Unfortunate Charm City milestone; Unusual crime fighting methods; High Line critters; And…. Keep reading…
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Eastern High School tries to reinvent itself with IB program
Eastern High School’s slogan is “The Pride of Capitol Hill,” but much of its student body doesn’t actually live in the neighborhood. This fall the school will begin offering the rigorous International Baccalaureate program, which it hopes will both benefit its current students and also attract more families who live nearby, including more affluent… Keep reading…