Posts about Education
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This is what school buses looked like in 1934
If you were an elementary school student the 1930s, this Dodge school bus might have been your ride. Keep reading…
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The economics of school performance in the Washington region
In the US, it’s typically the case that high schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students have lower rankings, and fewer kids who attend them come out ready for college. Our region's schools in Virginia and Maryland largely follow this trend, but in DC, the numbers look a little different. Keep reading…
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Why aren’t more colleges using Metro’s discount student pass program?
In February 2016, WMATA approved its University Ride Pass program, which allows college students to take unlimited rides on Metrorail and Metrobus for $1 a day at participating schools. But colleges aren’t lining up for the deal the way you might expect. Keep reading…
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DC provides pre-K education, but you still have to use a lottery system to get your child in. Here’s how it works.
DC’s public school system guarantees pre-kindergarten education for all three and four-year olds. But to enroll their children, families have to apply for a seat through a lottery system. And unlike Kindergarten and beyond, children don’t always get to go to the school closest to them. Here’s how the lottery works, and some tips on how to navigate it. Keep reading…
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2016’s greatest hits: Race is a huge indicator of who has a college degree in DC
One of FiveThirtyEight’s great interactive features looks at voters in different groups (college educated whites, Hispanics, etc.) and their effect on the Electoral College. One part graphs each group and its prevalence in various states. Keep reading…
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DC’s public schools have a new leader. As a parent, here’s my take.
As a parent of a child just entering DC Public Schools the system, I’m keen to pay attention to the administration and politics that will shape not just my daughter’s education, but also that of the 118,000+ kids that attend District schools. DCPS just got a new chancellor, and while there’s been controversy around the pick, I see reason to think he’ll be successful— and to support him in those efforts. Keep reading…
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How exclusionary zoning limits poor families’ access to good schools
It’s a pattern so common we take it for granted: Good schools and expensive neighborhoods go together. If you want to send your child to a good public school, you’ll need to “buy into the school district.” But it’s not like this is a law of nature. It’s a byproduct of zoning laws we choose to put in place even though they systematically and needlessly harm low-income students. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vision Zero falls short
Zero vision, zero progress?; Is he the leader DCPS needs?; Fight for $15; Money is the best medicine; Uber vs. Maryland; Metro’s new money man; DC under Obama; And…. Keep reading…
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A developer has agreed to build shorter and less dense than the law allows, but neighbors are still fighting it
An apartment building is slated to go up at the site of an old grocery store near American University. Some residents oppose the new housing and only want a grocery store to return there, but apartments are likely coming to the site no matter what. It’s the grocery store that the opposition could kill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stand with Comet Pizza
Fake news terror; Carson tapped for HUD; The most violent offenders; Pink slip for track inspectors?; Who do you represent?; MoCo money talks; The Trump-FBI building connection; SmarTrip’s Trump wisecrack. Keep reading…