Posts tagged School Lottery
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Morning bell: The ups and downs of school choice
“Controlled choice” for DC schools?: An education think tank sponsored a panel discussion on how (or if) we can create a school assignment system that would create more socioeconomic diversity. (Fordham Institute) Or too few good choices?: One DC parent concludes that charters can’t solve the problem of educational inequity. (The Atlantic) Too much… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Charter board reverses course on school for at-risk kids
Troubled charter may stay open: After initially seeking to close Options, a school for at-risk students where officials have been charged with self-dealing, the Public Charter School Board now says it will ask DCPS to run the school’s academic programs next year. (Post) DC students eating more free breakfasts: The number of students getting free breakfast has increased… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: A proliferation of plans to help families pay for college
DC Council tentatively approves college aid proposal: The vote came on Councilmember David Catania’s plan to provide “Promise” scholarships for lower-income DC students. Some, including the Washington Post editorial board, fear that the program could jeopardize federal funds for a similar initiative, DC TAG. Post reporter Emma Brown delved into the details… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: DC schools may get more money per pupil, but how much aid will those pupils get for college?
More money for DC schools?: A DC-government commissioned study has recommended that funding increase by about $2,000 per pupil, and that poor and other “at-risk” students should get more than that. The study, which will form the basis for Mayor Vincent Gray’s budget, also concluded that DC has not been funding charter schools at a level equal to DCPS schools,… Keep reading…
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Some charters opt out of unified enrollment lottery
All DCPS schools and most charter schools have agreed to a common enrollment lottery that will take effect for school year 2014-15. The new process will cut down on duplicate applications and student reshuffling at the beginning of the year. Why, then, have some charters opted not to participate? For years now, observers of the DC education scene have been calling for a unified… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: DC CAS scores are questioned, but SAT is up
Test scoring method creates controversy: The Post revealed that DC’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education quietly chose a scoring method for last year’s standardized tests that resulted in a higher overall proficiency rate. Councilmember David Catania claims OSSE’s decision amounts to “cheating.” But OSSE defends its scoring choice… Keep reading…
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Education leaders want to end application “madness”
Parents trying to apply to out-of-boundary DC public schools or charter schools have to deal with a dizzying array of separate applications and last-minute shuffles. “It’s madness we’ve sent parents through,” said Councilmember David Catania last night, and called for a unified application and lottery for DCPS and charter schools. Catania was… Keep reading…
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In new “Edudome” lotteries, parents will battle for spots
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Results for school lotteries have finally began to sink in for parents, but next year could look very different. The DC State Board of Education is considering an offer by the NCAA to run next year’s charter school lotteries as a “cage match” competition, tentatively entitled “Edudome.”… Keep reading…
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School lottery demand shows sharp east-west divide
Parents who have applied to preschool, pre-kindergarten, or out-of-boundary lotteries for DC public schools are anxiously looking at the results today. These lotteries are far from equally competitive; the most desired schools are all in 4 wards of the city, while the least in-demand are all in 3 other wards in the eastern part of the city. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Uncertain developments
Transit center further delayed; MLB forbids paying for late Metro?; Bikeshare-athlon; Groceries for U Street; The school spot shuffle; Fake bus stops for the disoriented; And…. Keep reading…