Posts tagged Special Education
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Charter board failed to act on violations of special ed law
Last night the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) took the first step towards closing a school serving many students with special needs that has been accused of numerous failings. However, newly released documents show that the PCSB knew of widespread violations at the school in June of last year and took no apparent action. DC’s Attorney General has alleged that former… Keep reading…
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New reports compare DCPS and charters
DC’s education agencies have joined forces to produce a set of reports that make it easier to compare DCPS and charter schools. The new data include figures on special education students, suspensions, expulsions, and mobility during the last school year. The DC School Equity Reports, funded by the NewSchools Venture Fund, could help answer questions that until now have… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Middle schools in the spotlight
One DCPS middle school dies: Shaw MS entered a downward spiral after the murder of its principal in 2010 and was closed at the end of the last school year. (WAMU) And the birth of another is delayed: In the wake of controversy over the quality of DCPS’s middle school offerings, officials announced that the opening of Brookland MS will be delayed one year, until the fall of 2015. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: What do parents want?
Test results every year?: With ongoing debate over whether new curriculum standards should justify a “testing holiday,” Jay Mathews asks parents to weigh in on whether they would be willing to go for a year without getting test results. (Post) No change in school boundaries?: Jonetta Rose Barras acknowledges anxiety among parents about the re-examination of… Keep reading…
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Options PCS cheated special ed students of services
Options Public Charter School routinely denied students with disabilities textbooks and placed them in overcrowded classrooms, according to current and former teachers at the school. The mounting allegations raise questions about the lack of special education oversight in DC. DC’s Attorney General has alleged that former managers of the school diverted… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: DCPS girls want more athletics
Schools don’t support girls sports: Complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Education have highlighted the disparity between girls and boys sports at DC schools. Only four of 15 DCPS high schools have girls soccer teams. (Post) Keep reading…
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Gray budget funds school modernizations and more
All middle and high schools that still need modernizing will get done in the next 6 years, under the budget Mayor Gray is releasing today, and some of the most out-of-date elementary school buildings. The capital plan has $465 million to modernize high schools, starting with $162 million in Fiscal Year 2014. The money will finish modernizations for the remaining high schools:… Keep reading…
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What we already know about next year’s DCPS budget
While most District agencies are eagerly awaiting the mayor’s budget to be released on March 28th, leaders at DC Public Schools have already received their initial budget allocations for the next school year. As in years past, principals and Local School Advisory Teams (LSATs) were given only about a week to digest the changes in the FY 2014 Budget Development Guide and… Keep reading…
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Parent hopes Glover Park schools can meet his kids’ needs
A Glover Park father and likely future Stoddert parent wrote in with his thoughts on how education affects his family’s thinking about where to live — especially with his child’s special circumstances. Thank you for launching the new education site. This topic has been especially an important topic for us. When we were looking for houses last year, we wanted… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Arrive
Anacostia gets costlier; Gray flies to China on the cheap; Nationals sell out; DC aims to take back buses; Church looks to own entire block; The diversity of LeDroit Park; Hong Kong becomes mega-region without unity; And…. Keep reading…