Posts tagged Education
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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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What we already know about next year’s DCPS budget
While most District agencies are eagerly awaiting the mayor’s budget to be released on March 28th, leaders at DC Public Schools have already received their initial budget allocations for the next school year. As in years past, principals and Local School Advisory Teams (LSATs) were given only about a week to digest the changes in the FY 2014 Budget Development Guide and… Keep reading…
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What would you like to see on GGE?
Greater Greater Education has been live for a little over two weeks. Articles have thus far focused on a variety of topics that interest our contributors: School closings (what it means for students and buildings); Truancy (approaches, causes, and solutions); The budget (format and librarian funding); Pre-K (successes and questions); Open data (why it’s… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: No tuition for you!
Sequester interrupts 1,300 students’ tuition; One for PG takeover; Milloy endorses Henderson’s plan; Minorities are not becoming teachers; Are Gifted & Talented programs racist?; Other Washington gets probed; Are AP/IB classes harmful?; Bill Maher spars with Michelle Rhee. Keep reading…
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Does testing lower test scores?
Applying pressure to teachers through evaluations based on standardized tests leads to worse test scores, a 1990s study found. Does this mean that trying to use “accountability” to improve teaching actually does the opposite? In 1999, Alfie Kohn, a prolific author on education and childhood psychology, wrote a book on the then-nascent educational reform movement. Keep reading…
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Tackling truancy, part 3: The solution is collaboration
This is the third installment of a series on truancy in DC schools. Read part 1 and part 2. Truancy isn’t a new problem, nor one unique to DC. School systems around the country have tried various approaches that leverage state services and civil society to engage the child and their family on many levels. Many have been able to take a bite out of chronic truancy. In the end,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big transportation progress
Hope for Maryland transportation; Bus to Silver; Mario-themed morsels; Metro lots fill up; AAA still misleads; Don’t widen 410; Baker wants the schools; And…. Keep reading…
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When DCPS closes a school, what happens to the building?
DC Public Schools plans to close 15 schools, based on declining enrollment and changing demographics. This isn’t a new experience; DC closed other schools in 2008. What happened to those school spaces? There have been many debates in DC, and nationally, about whether it’s wise to close schools. But if schools do indeed close, it’s also worth talking about… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Closure challenge coming
Closure opponents may sue; Less tolerance for zero tolerance; Idaho is illegal; Quest for a preschool; How poor students fare; Top colleges don’t get poor studens; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shine a light
A brighter day dawns; No Bike DC this year; ANC cool to moratorium; Subway subway fantasy map; Congressman v. architects; Long Bridge getting pool; Bike share everywhere; Costly delays; And…. Keep reading…