Posts tagged School Disposition
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“What’s a white bitch like you doing in a school like this?”
That was the first interview question I remember being asked for the first job I would accept as a high school teacher. Ten years after that interview, my willingness to put up with the indignities of being a teacher in some of DC’s toughest schools has worn me down and pushed me away from the profession. I would never exchange the ten years I have spent in the classroom for anything else, but I must admit that, for me, the burden of teaching has finally caught up with me. Keep reading…
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Residents urge DC to make Shaed a recreation center
Many Ward 5 residents oppose awarding a former DCPS building to a charter school, saying there are already enough charter schools in the area. But under existing law, charters will have the first opportunity to bid on the property. Keep reading…