Posts tagged School Lottery
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Breakfast links: Riding and Walking
Fewer trains; Because they’re happy; Get around; Walk this way; Wider walkways; Rising rates; Waiting game; You’re the best; Historic NIMBY; Seek and you shall find. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget season
Housing the homeless; Funding transit; Repeat a grade; In my day; Drop your weapons; City and country; Safety dance; Safety data; Anti pop-up candidate; Weigh in. Keep reading…
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We visited 18 schools in 90 days to play DC’s annual preschool lottery. Here is what we learned.
Parents all over DC are awaiting the results of the city’s annual lottery to get into public schools and public charter schools, which are expected to hit inboxes Friday. The anxiety level is high. My husband and I entered the lottery to get a spot in a preschool program for our three-year-old child. Not all 3- or 4-year-olds are guaranteed a spot in a school, even in the school… 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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The common school lottery website is better than ever, but you may not want to rush to use it
This year the common school lottery, My School DC, will provide families with a centralized waiting list and an interactive map to help them locate schools. The lottery opens December 15th, but families new to the school system may want to hold off entering it until the future of the new boundary plan is settled. DC launched the common lottery last year. Families only need to enter… Keep reading…
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After lottery’s second round, about 2,500 students are still not matched with schools
The results of the second round of DC’s school lottery are out: 58% of applicants were matched with schools, and of those 86% got one of their top three choices, according to DC officials. Although the percentage that got one of their top choices is about the same as in the first round, the percentage that got matched at all is significantly lower. In the first round, 71% found… Keep reading…
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Thirteen DCPS preschools have waiting lists of over 200
Results from the first round of the common lottery reveal huge demand for some DCPS preschool programs, while others in the District drew few applications. Six DCPS preschool programs, mostly in affluent neighborhoods in Northwest or on Capitol Hill, have over 300 names on their waiting lists, and 7 more have over 200 names. But 7 other programs, all but one in Wards 7 or 8, still… Keep reading…
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DC may have universal access to preschool, but low-income kids need more than access
DC has led the country in giving its residents universal access to preschool, and and New York and other cities are now following suit. But if preschool is going to close the achievement gap for low-income kids, it has to be high-quality. And even that may not be enough to do the trick. A good preschool program teaches all children the social and emotional skills that will help ensure… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Bowser takes a position on school boundaries but keeps other issues open
Candidates on school boundary proposals: Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser opposes cutting neighborhoods east of the park out of the Deal-Wilson feeder pattern, and presumptive independent candidate David Catania would “press pause” on the whole thing until schools have been improved. (Post) Bowser cagey on keeping Henderson: The candidate met with… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: First round of school lottery delights many and disappoints some
Mostly winners, but some losers in school lottery: About 71% of the 17,000 entrants in the school lottery got matched with one of their choices. (Post) More on the lottery results: Education officials and an activist discussed the lottery results and other matters on the Kojo Nnamdi Show. (WAMU) Money for AP scores: An organization is paying students and teachers for passing… Keep reading…