Posts tagged Education
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Chef Herb cooks up a healthier future for DC children
Children like Chef Herb for his engaging food demonstrations and visually appealing creations. Adults like Chef Herb because his lessons encourage children to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, all with the hope of reducing obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and other associated ailments. Chef Herb, whose real name is Herb Holden, works in the SNAP-Ed program, part of the… Keep reading…
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Congratulations Sandra Moscoso, OpenGov champion!
The Sunlight Foundation has named Greater Greater Education contributor Sandra Moscoso as an “OpenGov Champion” for her efforts to get more open education data in DC for parents and policymakers. Sandra also talks about her quest to ensure funding for school librarians and the effect librarians have on children, which she has blogged about here. Keep reading…
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One year later, how has “A Capital Commitment” worked?
Last April, Mayor Gray and DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced “A Capital Commitment,” a 5-year strategic plan “to provide every [DCPS] student with a safe, academically challenging and inspiring learning experience.” One year later, how has DCPS progressed toward these goals? In the plan and a video DCPS produced to launch the campaign,… Keep reading…
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DCPS gets all its teacher evaluators on the same page
In an effort to build confidence in its teacher evaluation system, DCPS has launched a program that uses videos to ensure that its various evaluators are scoring teachers consistently. As part of the IMPACT evaluation system introduced by former Chancellor Michelle Rhee, teachers are observed in their classrooms up to 5 times a year. Sometimes a principal or assistant principal… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay safe
Safe at night; Walk safe in Fairfax; Faster police; Going off the rails; Don’t forget bikes; No FBI HQ at GPO; Georgetown wants the streetcar; BID up Southwest; No-no go-go for park?. Keep reading…
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Bill Gates is listening to teachers on evaluations
Recently, Bill Gates published an op-ed in the Washington Post, “A fairer way to evaluate teachers.” Skeptically, I clicked the link. I wasn’t sure if I would read the typical education reform buzzwords with little depth to the issue, or if Gates would actually move the debate forward. Sure, the title infers that he wants us to fairly evaluate teachers,… Keep reading…
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For many struggling students, a diploma means little
Washington Metropolitan High School, the subject of PBS documentary 180 days: A Year Inside an American High School, has successfully helped many students go onto college, but many others still graduate without the preparation to continue their education or find places in the workforce. Of the 30 graduating seniors of the 2011-2012 class at DC Met, a note at the end of the films… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Against cuts
Keep the arts; Adios at Stuart-Hobson?; Boundary plan delayed; Activists sue to stop closures; “Principal of the year” leaving; Atlanta teachers indicted for cheating; NJ preschool shows long-term benefits; All teachers are good?; CT raising graduation requirements. Keep reading…
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Pick up more truants from the streets
As of mid-March, the Metropolitan Police Department has engaged 3,260 truants so far this school year. In these cases, truant patrol officers pick up and transport children back to a school or a temporary holding facility. MPD says they could pick up more if they had more officers and vans. Keep reading…
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"180 Days" shows life inside a struggling high school
“Words cannot describe how hard it is to teach physics to students who can’t multiply,” says a science teacher in 180 days: A Year Inside an American High School, a PBS documentary chronicling a school year at Washington Metropolitan (DC Met), an alternative high school in the LeDroit Park neighborhood. The film captures the emotional and social chaos that… Keep reading…