Posts tagged Garrison Elementary
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What’s behind the low standardized test scores in one high-priced DC neighborhood
Generally, housing prices in DC correlate with neighborhood school test scores. But Garrison Elementary in Logan Circle is a striking exception: it’s a school with math and reading proficiency rates in the mid-20s in an area where the median sale price for a three-bedroom home last year was over a million dollars. Garrison’s principal, Collin Hill, says that… Keep reading…
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It’s more expensive to live in a good school district, with a few exceptions
Generally speaking, higher test scores at a DC Public School elementary school correlate with higher housing costs. But there are a few “bargain” neighborhoods, and one outlier school that’s surrounded by pricey housing despite low scores. Keep reading…
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Some needy DCPS students are getting a lot less funding than others
Last year, the DC Council passed legislation designed to ensure that additional funds would be distributed equally among the District’s neediest students. A new interactive graphic shows that instead, some of those students are getting a lot less money than others. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Accumulation
Storm’s a-comin’; When was “peak car”?; Mixed results for mixed-income; Charge on I-95; More than one way to zero; School cuts; Redevelopment in trouble; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bridge and tunnel crowd
Darkness at end of the tunnel; Build your own bridge; Rework track work; Metro for cars?; Turn it on; Lots of benefits; Don’t tread on my transit; Not a bike mecca any more?; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Some DCPS students have a long trek to school, others vote with their feet
Very few DCPS students attend their assigned schools: Only about a quarter of DC students go to the school where they’re assigned, according to data released in connection with the ongoing review of school boundaries and feeder patterns. And students living east of the river travel farther than students elsewhere. (Post) Details on middle school exodus: The Washington… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Influence
There is a (little) bike lobby; Is the council too powerful?; Safeway expands, goes mixed-use; Fence blocks the way; No jail for Raquel Nelson; Fraud with disability parking; Education elements; House may scrap Ike design; And…. Keep reading…
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Why we chose Garrison Elementary
You don’t have to try very hard to find reasons to worry about sending a child to Garrison Elementary School. But next year, our 3 year-old will suit up in a yellow and blue uniform and walk the half-block from our house to Garrison for his first taste of school. Garrison — nestled beside million-dollar homes near U Street and Logan Circle — has blue cage-like panels… Keep reading…