|
|||
|
Cross-posted from The Washington Teacher written by Candi Peterson As 2012 comes to an end, best trading cryptocurrency app two unmistakable trends have emerged from studies that public schools are being sold down the river to private interests and the rush to close schools has not resulted in any measurable improvement in standardized test scores. The Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) just [...] . . . → Read More: The Black and White of School Closures  CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT  DC School Closures, Education  Candi Peterson, Chicago Teacher's Union, DC Action for Children, DC Comprehensive Assessment System, DC KIDS COUNT, DCPS, five year plan, Reuters, The Black and White of Education in Chicago’s Public Schools, The Washington Teacher, Third Grade Proficiency in DC 
Yesterday Judge Macaluso granted a “stay” on the injunction against the operation of a diesel-bus parking lot at the Crummell School, allowing the city to park buses from midnight to midnight on Inauguration day. While the Judge found that electronic trading platform in the UAE the city had demonstrated a need for parking that was in the public interest (the public being [...] . . . → Read More: Judge Grants Stay, Busses To Park On Crummel Lot Inauguration Day 
AFTER THE JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF IVY CITY RESIDENTS DEC 10TH, THE MAYOR ADDED MORE LAWYERS (NOW 11) TO SEEK A “STAY” AND PREPARE TO APPEAL. WATCH THIS VIDEO BY A 19-YR OLD IVY CITY RESIDENT ASKING: WHY DOES MAYOR GRAY HATE IVY CITY SO MUCH? Tomorrow Judge Macaluso will hear arguments around the Mayor’s request [...] . . . → Read More: Mayor Requests Stay On Injunction CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT Ivy City, Public Property Advisory Neighborhood Commission, ANC, bus depot, crummell school, DC City Council, hearing, Injuction, Ivy City, law suit, Mayor Gray, Stephan Scarborough, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, Vaughn Bennet vs Union Station Redevelopment Corporation 
Dear Friend & Supporter: We’ve come a long way and we’re happy to say…. OUR NINTH YEAR HAS BEEN A YEAR OF FIRSTS! Our first Summer Job Program employed youth as community mobilizers! We filed our first lawsuit against the city to fight an environmental injustice! We held our first Get-Out-The-Vote campaign which doubled voter turn-out in the Ivy [...] . . . → Read More: Empower DC Asks For Your Support 
Cross-Posted from The Washington Informer Written by Dorothy Rowley A cadre of parents, teachers and community leaders recently gathered on the grounds of a Southeast elementary school to protest a controversial proposal by D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to shutter several neighborhood schools. During a Dec. 13 rally at Malcolm X Elementary School in Anacostia, the [...] . . . → Read More: Southeast Residents Rally to Keep Schools Open CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT DC School Closures, Education Concerned Parents For Action Coalition, Cynthia McFarland, DC Public Schools, DCPS, Dorothy Rowley, Hart Middle School, Kaya Henderson, Kim Harrison, M.C. Terrell/McGogney Elementary, Malcolm X Elementary School, school closings, school closures, Trayon White, Ward 8, Washington Informer 
Join Empower DC for an important forum: A New Day for ANCs? The Ivy City Ruling and ANC Notice & “Great Weight” Since the “Kopff Case” Wednesday, December 19th 6:30-8:30 PM West End Library 1101 24th St NW (Foggy Bottom Metro, 24th & L) A D.C. Superior Court Order signed last week is being viewed by some people [...] . . . → Read More: The Ivy City Ruling: ANC Notice & Defining “Great Weight” Cross-Posted from The Examiner Written by Lisa Gartner Third-graders in DC Public Schools have failed to show any gains in math or reading since aggressive school reforms began in 2007, according to an independent analysis of the city’s standardized test scores. The report, to be released Monday by the nonprofit DC Action for Children, also suggests the city’s [...] . . . → Read More: Report: DCPS Scores Have Not Improved With Reforms CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT DC School Closures, Education charter schools, David Grosso, DC Action for Children, DC CAS, DC Comprehensive Assessment System, DC Public Schools, DCPS, HyeSook Chung, Michelle Rhee, Naomi DeVeaux, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, School Reform, School Reform Act 
Cross-Posted from DC’s Independent Media Center By Luke Kuhn On the 13th of December, a “Save Our Schools” rally was held at Malcolm X Elementary School in Anacostia, targeted by Mayor Gray to be closed along with 19 other schools in DC. The event was organized by Ward 8 State Board of Education Representative Trayon White. Originally [...] . . . → Read More: Mayor To Meet With School Closing Opponents After Threat Of Home Demonstration |
|
||
|
Empower DC's Grassroots Media Project, 1419 V Street NW, Washington DC 20009, 202-234-9119 ext. 106
liane@grassrootsmediaproject.org |
|||
RECENT COMMENTS