Posts tagged School Choice
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What experts say needs to be done to disrupt historic patterns of segregation in DC’s schools
As DC schools continue to struggle to disrupt historic patterns of segregation, experts weigh in on what can be done to improve students’ lives as debates over school boundary redistricting loom. Keep reading…
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School choice can mean trade-offs for families, like an early trek across the city
DC is one of many cities that have expanded school choice options in recent years, through policies such as inter- and intradistrict choice, the growth of charter schools, and tax credit scholarships or vouchers for private schools. But new choices can also mean trade-offs for families, and the school that best meets a family's needs might be on the other side of town. Keep reading…
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School drop-off zones can be total madhouses. How do we solve that problem?
Dropping off and picking up kids from school can entail navigating a messy labyrinth of parked and moving cars, running kids, bicyclists, and opening car doors. To alleviate the chaos, some schools have implemented strict drop-off policies or worked to promote walking and bicycling. Not all of those solutions works everywhere, though, and as schools work to find solutions, many are dealing with increasing numbers of parents who drive their children to school. Keep reading…
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What do parents want? A good school, not too far, and some other kids that look like them
Rich or poor, black or white, a family’s decision of where to enroll their child in school is one of the most important, gut-wrenching, and revealing choices they can make. In DC, parents can choose from over 200 charter and district schools. By analyzing that data for a recent study, we were able to shed some light on what drives parents’ choices. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Revitalize vs. regress
Wider sidewalks for Georgetown; Chinatown sans Verizon Center; The future of Howard Theater; Homes for “grandfamilies”; Montgomery’s share of the Purple Line; Transit talk for I-66; Accident becomes crash; No more NextBus; Bet on education; Metro makes the news; Fair on housing and crime; Less zoning, more housing. Keep reading…
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How school choice can make it harder to solve the problems of poverty
For those who believe a system of school choice is the answer to our education woes, DC is a model for the rest of the nation. But the decline of the neighborhood school can make it harder to address the needs of poor children in a comprehensive way. DC is a bastion of school choice, with only about a quarter of students attending their assigned neighborhood school. Overall, 44% of DC… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Decisions, decisions
The future of the Purple Line; Tough decision on the streetcar; No more bus?; Got to go; Income inequality; Who will buy?; Not your grandma’s Ford; Q&A with APA; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cut off
All falls down; Emancipation Day; High flying; Location, location; Wage wants; Goodies; No fly zone; And…. Keep reading…
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In DC’s confusing thicket of school choice, there’s a guide for those who need help the most
Families in DC have an abundance of school options. But many low-income families don’t have access to the information they need to make good choices. Some argue that school choice will ultimately result in a better education system, as families gravitate to schools that perform well. The best schools will flourish, according to this view, and competition will… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changes to and from Silver
Bus Fairfax; Silver bows to stormwater; Rising waters; Hearing DC statehood; Bikelash a good thing?; Too many choices?; Sidewalks everywhere; And…. Keep reading…