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D.C. Wire Archive: Education

House panel approves D.C. school voucher bill

A House committee approved a bill Thursday to extend the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, advancing a key priority of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that has long divided District leaders.

By Ben Pershing  | March 10, 2011; 4:32 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Congressional Oversight, D.C. Council, Education, Kwame Brown, Mayor Fenty  
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Norton accuses GOP of trying to 'humiliate' and 'disrespect' Gray

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) ripped into her Republican colleagues Tuesday morning at a hearing on the District's school voucher program, accusing them of trying to "humiliate" Mayor Vincent C. Gray and "disrespect his office."

By Ben Pershing  | March 1, 2011; 11:50 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (41)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Education, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Vincent C. Gray  
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Boehner, Lieberman offer new school voucher bill for low-income District students

In the clearest sign yet that the ground has shifted on Capitol Hill for District issues, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) joined together Wednesday to announce an effort to "save and renew" a controversial school voucher program for D.C. students.

By Ben Pershing  | January 26, 2011; 3:28 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Congressional Oversight, Education  
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David Catania seeks education panel chairmanship

D.C. Council member David A. Catania (I-At large) is vying to become the next chairman of the city's Education Committee, saying he wants to take his "skill set and apply it to school reform.

By Tim Craig  | November 22, 2010; 10:27 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (7)
Categories:  D.C. Council, Education, Tim Craig  
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Excerpts: Post reporter Bill Turque on Rhee resignation

Washington Post reporter Bill Turque, who covers the D.C. Public Schools system, was online earlier today to take reader questions after this morning's announcement that Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee will step down by the end of the month. Excerpts from the discussion follow. Q: What does this mean for the...

By Christopher Dean Hopkins  | October 13, 2010; 2:26 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
Categories:  Bill Turque, Education, Michelle A. Rhee  
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Fenty confirms Oberlin talks, downplays write-in campaign

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty confirmed that he is in talks with alma mater Oberlin College to teach political science there in the future. Asked why he would want to do so, Fenty laughed and asked, "Besides that it's the greatest school?"

By Washington Post Editors  | October 13, 2010; 11:57 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (13)
Categories:  Education, Kaya Henderson, Mayor Fenty, Michelle A. Rhee, Nikita Stewart, Vincent C. Gray  
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Rhee's letter to parents on resignation, Washington Post Editors , October 13, 2010
Michelle Rhee to announce resignation, Christopher Dean Hopkins , October 12, 2010
What grade would you give Rhee?, Christopher Dean Hopkins , October 12, 2010
Cheh calls for longer school day, Tim Craig , October 5, 2010
School vouchers and their future in D.C., Washington Post Editors , June 23, 2010
Proposed soda tax could be derailed, Washington Post Editors , May 3, 2010
Moving Day for D.C. School News, Bill Turque , January 11, 2010
Building The Better Teacher, Bill Turque , January 6, 2010
Rhee tweaks out-of-boundary lottery, Bill Turque , January 4, 2010
Oyster-Adams Principal Calls Out Rude Parents, Bill Turque , December 16, 2009
Two District agencies to move, Bill Turque , December 16, 2009
Everything on the table at Smothers Elementary, Bill Turque , December 10, 2009
Hardy Principal Pope out, Bill Turque , December 4, 2009
Wilson Kids Headed To UDC, Bill Turque , December 4, 2009
Fired Teachers Rip Union, Ask For Money, Bill Turque , December 1, 2009
DC Officials: Vouchers Underwrite Discrimination, Bill Turque , December 1, 2009
Rhee, Hardy Parents To Meet, Bill Turque , December 1, 2009
Poll: Gray would beat Fenty in a tight 2010 race, Washington Post Editors , November 23, 2009
Report: Rhee spoke to feds on Johnson's behalf, Bill Turque , November 20, 2009
Security Firm Found Lacking Back in Schools, Bill Turque , November 19, 2009
Michelle Rhee, Bringing Us Together, Bill Turque , November 19, 2009
DCPS 2011 Budget Season Begins, Bill Turque , November 18, 2009
The hard road of Michelle Rhee's CFOs, Bill Turque , November 10, 2009
Judge To Rule Next Week On Teacher Layoffs, Bill Turque , November 5, 2009
Answers to Fifteen Questions for Chancellor Rhee, Bill Turque , November 4, 2009
No TRO For WTU, Yet, Bill Turque , October 28, 2009
Fired DC principals go to court again, Bill Turque , October 27, 2009
WTU asks for Wednesday hearing to stay layoffs, Bill Turque , October 26, 2009
New Haven teachers pact: message to Rhee? , Bill Turque , October 26, 2009
Gray: Ed Data Project "A Sordid Mess", Bill Turque , October 23, 2009
WTU amends lawsuit, Nickles says 'baloney' , Bill Turque , October 23, 2009
Low-income schools take brunt of cuts, Bill Turque , October 22, 2009
Some D.C. teachers go back to work, Bill Turque , October 21, 2009
Lessons From Laid Off Teachers, Bill Turque , October 21, 2009
Coming Next: Michelle of Arc?, Bill Turque , October 15, 2009
Charter School Enrollment Up, Bill Turque , October 14, 2009
Honored in February, Sacked in October , Bill Turque , October 12, 2009
Rhee Challenges Council's Math, Bill Turque , October 8, 2009
Union: Rhee 'Packing the Bargaining Unit', Bill Turque , October 8, 2009
District Teachers Lawyer Up, Bill Turque , October 7, 2009
Teachers Sue District Over Layoffs, Bill Turque , October 7, 2009
Rhee: Younger Teachers Got More of the Ax, Bill Turque , October 7, 2009
Rhee Gets Pushback at Alma Mater, Bill Turque , October 6, 2009
Wild Times at Woodson, Bill Turque , October 5, 2009
School Ombudsman's Office Closes, Bill Turque , October 1, 2009
Michael Kelly Moving on to Bigger Things, Washington Post Editors , October 1, 2009
Roast Teacher, with a Budget Reduction? , Bill Turque , September 29, 2009
D.C. Principals' Union Rips Layoffs, Bill Turque , September 25, 2009
Compromise Hammered Out on School Board Hires, Washington Post Editors , September 21, 2009
Cut First, Ask Questions Later at DCPS, Bill Turque , September 21, 2009
Council Open to Compromise on Ed Board Funding, Anne Bartlett , September 21, 2009
Fenty Gears Up for Fight With Gray Over School Board Funding, Washington Post Editors , September 18, 2009
At Cleveland Elementary, "SWBAT" Is The Word, Bill Turque , September 16, 2009
DCPS Report: Little Opening Day Drama, Bill Turque , September 14, 2009
Nickles Says Erasure Analysis Wasn't Erased, Bill Turque , September 8, 2009
Green Dot's Barr: Unions Part of Solution, Bill Turque , September 8, 2009
(Not) Getting Arrested for D.C. Vouchers , Washington Post editors , September 8, 2009
Special Ed Kids Miss The Bus, Bill Turque , September 1, 2009
Fenty Vetoes Funds for State Ed. Board Again, Bill Turque , August 31, 2009
Woodrow Wilson Principal Hospitalized, Bill Turque , August 28, 2009
AP Scores Up, SATs Down in D.C., Bill Turque , August 27, 2009
DCPS Enrollment: 40,179, Bill Turque , August 26, 2009
Chancellor's Schedule Is Up, Bill Turque , August 26, 2009
The Chancellor: Busy, Busy Busy, Washington Post editors , August 25, 2009
Lew: Burroughs Will Be Ready, Bill Turque , August 21, 2009
Parents Say Burroughs School is a Mess , Bill Turque , August 21, 2009
WTU's Parker: Trust But Don't Amplify, Bill Turque , August 19, 2009
Cheating on DC-CAS Costs Charter School, Bill Turque , August 12, 2009
Searching For The "It" In School Reform, Bill Turque , July 28, 2009
Release of Test Data Delayed, Bill Turque , July 28, 2009
More New Principals For Rhee, Bill Turque , July 24, 2009
DC to Charter Schools: Check's In The Mail, Bill Turque , July 22, 2009
Cheating on the DC-CAS, Details Redacted, Bill Turque , July 13, 2009
Possible Reprieve For Novice DCPS Teachers, Bill Turque , July 9, 2009
DCPS: Enrollment Numbers Not a Problem, Bill Turque , July 8, 2009
School Security Firm Under Fire, Bill Turque , July 8, 2009
Brokaw Visits Rhee on Route 50 Tour, Bill Turque , July 1, 2009
D.C. Teachers Shown the Door , Bill Turque , June 16, 2009
Rhee Says Thanks. And Thanks Again, Bill Turque , June 15, 2009
Survey: D.C. Kids Want To Graduate, Bill Turque , June 10, 2009
DCPS Says It Drafted General Independently, Bill Turque , June 9, 2009
Rhee Pursues Master Plan, Bill Turque , June 3, 2009
No Charters for Kids of Board Vice-Chair, Bill Turque , May 28, 2009
Briggs Explains Her Bush Years, Bill Turque , May 28, 2009
Gray and Rhee Still Contesting the Count, Kathryn Tolbert , May 27, 2009
DCPS's Departed, Bill Turque , May 27, 2009
Out-of-School Wednesdays Off The Table , Bill Turque , May 22, 2009
DCPS Consultant Models Meltdown for Kids , Bill Turque , May 19, 2009
Another Charter School Bites The Dust, Bill Turque , May 19, 2009
Gray vs. Rhee: About More Than Numbers , Bill Turque , May 14, 2009
Rhee Visits CIA, Bill Turque , May 13, 2009
"Deputy Youth Mayor" Vouches For Fenty, Bill Turque , May 13, 2009
Class Dismissed For Saunders, Kathryn Tolbert , May 7, 2009
Rhee and Klein Talk Reform, Kathryn Tolbert , May 7, 2009
Who Pulled Officials From Cheh Forum?, Bill Turque , May 1, 2009
Council Selects Group for DCPS Study, Bill Turque , April 29, 2009
WTU's Veep Sent Back To School , Bill Turque , April 27, 2009
DCPS Tries to Calm Swine Fears, Bill Turque , April 27, 2009
Fenty's Charter Funding Change Criticized, Bill Turque , April 22, 2009
Charter School for Teen Mothers to Close, Bill Turque , April 21, 2009
DCPS Duns Deadbeat Dems, Bill Turque , April 21, 2009
Nickles Roughed Up In Special Ed Decision, Bill Turque , April 16, 2009
WTU Avoids Mortification, Kathryn Tolbert , April 15, 2009
Gist Bids Farewell to OSSE, Marcia Davis , April 10, 2009
School Budget Hearing Underway, Marcia Davis , April 9, 2009
D.C. Charter Board Taps DCPS for New Press Aide, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 8, 2009
DCPS Counts Its Pennies, Bill Turque , April 4, 2009
No Dough for Teachers in Funding Formula , Bill Turque , April 3, 2009
A Flap Over Charter School Funding , Bill Turque , April 2, 2009
Gist Quits District for Rhode Island, Bill Turque , April 1, 2009
Fenty to Mayors: School Boards Have No Purpose, David A Nakamura , March 31, 2009
White House Launches D.C. Summer Internships, Bill Turque , March 30, 2009
Teacher Pay Hikes Tucked Into Funding Formula, Bill Turque , March 26, 2009
Teacher Talks Set To Resume With Mediator, Bill Turque , March 25, 2009
Rhee: "It Potentially Gets Uglier", Bill Turque , March 23, 2009
Coolidge Principal Resigns, Bill Turque , March 23, 2009
Rhee Joins Influential New Board, Bill Turque , March 19, 2009
Correction: D.C. Schools Not Richer Than God, Bill Turque , March 18, 2009
Study Confirms DCPS Enrollment Decline , Bill Turque , March 17, 2009
D.C. Schools Cutting Back On 'Read-Aloud', Bill Turque , March 16, 2009
Rhee: Union Proposal 'Did Not Propel Us Forward', Kathryn Tolbert , March 12, 2009
Barry and Rhee Bond, Sort Of, Kathryn Tolbert , March 12, 2009
Schools Get Boost With Spending Bill, Marcia Davis , March 12, 2009
More Snow, Fewer Students , Marcia Davis , March 6, 2009
Duncan Touts Weingarten and Rhee, Marcia Davis , March 5, 2009
Driving the Chancellor, Bill Turque , February 26, 2009
Students Get Great Seats for Obama Speech, Marcia Davis , February 25, 2009
Fenty Reiterates Pledge: My Kids Will Go to DCPS, David A Nakamura , February 24, 2009
Teachers' Union to air Radio Ads on Contract Talks, David A Nakamura , February 18, 2009
Barry Supports Ward 8 School Closings, Marcia Davis , February 10, 2009
Rhee: In Her Own Words , Marcia Davis , February 9, 2009
Proposal Calls for Three More School Closings, Marcia Davis , February 6, 2009
Setting Out-of-Boundaries, Marcia Davis , February 5, 2009
Obamas Visit NW Charter School, Marcia Davis , February 3, 2009
WTU Delivers Contract Proposal , Marcia Davis , February 3, 2009
Out-of-Boundary Enrollment Begins, Marcia Davis , February 2, 2009
No Read From Rhee, Yet, Marcia Davis , January 30, 2009
Rhee Passes on Bonus, Marcia Davis , January 29, 2009
Bobb Jumps Into Detroit School Mess, Marcia Davis , January 27, 2009
D.C. Teachers Say Morale Is Low , Kathryn Tolbert , January 17, 2009
School Officials Deny Targeting Older Teachers, Kathryn Tolbert , January 16, 2009
Council Chair Gray on Schools, Guns and More, Christopher Dean Hopkins , January 5, 2009
Schools Ombudsman Moves On , Marcia Davis , December 31, 2008
Broomsticks and Baseball Bats, Marcia Davis , December 8, 2008
Weingarten Caucuses With WTU, Marcia Davis , December 5, 2008
Michelle and Michelle Talked Schools , Marcia Davis , December 5, 2008
Michelle Rhee's 'Hard Decision' to Vote for Obama, Kathryn Tolbert , November 26, 2008
Obamas Choose Sidwell for Their Girls, No DCPS, Marcia Davis , November 22, 2008
Rhee Talks About School Violence to D.C. Council, Marcia Davis , November 21, 2008
Rhee: More Principals Facing the Ax, Marcia Davis , November 19, 2008
Taking a Pass on Impasse?, Marcia Davis , November 14, 2008
Capital Gains Takes a Loss a Hart Middle School , Marcia Davis , November 13, 2008
Why Did 'D.C. Teacher Chic' Check Out? , Marcia Davis , November 13, 2008
Rhee's Transition, Kathryn Tolbert , November 11, 2008
D.C. Voice to Media: How About Some Good News on DCPS? , David A Nakamura , November 10, 2008
A Third Way: Other Voices on School Reform , Marcia Davis , November 6, 2008
School Board: In Ward 5, a Mystery Sample Ballot, Marcia Davis , November 4, 2008
WTU Board Turns Up Heat on Parker, Marcia Davis , November 1, 2008
Weingarten to Rhee: AFT Involvement No Secret , Marcia Davis , October 28, 2008
Obama and McCain Talk District Schools, Marcia Davis , October 16, 2008
Shepherd Parents Meet to Consider Next Move , Marcia Davis , October 15, 2008
Rhee Swings the Ax, Marcia Davis , October 11, 2008
No Vacancies at Wilson , Marcia Davis , September 30, 2008
Disorganized Labor, Marcia Davis , September 24, 2008
Union Chief: Teachers Don't Trust Rhee, David A Nakamura , September 24, 2008
School Facilities Plan Gets Airing, Marcia Davis , September 22, 2008
D.C. Sets First Middle School "Payday" For Oct. 17, David A Nakamura , September 17, 2008
Rhee: Who Needs Consensus?, Marcia Davis , September 16, 2008
Top Special Ed Official Goes on Leave, Marcia Davis , September 11, 2008
Who Muzzled Gist? Looks Like Gist, Marcia Davis , September 10, 2008
Rhee: Republicans Do Education Reform Better, David A Nakamura , September 4, 2008
Robert Bobb Not Running for School Board, Marcia Davis , August 27, 2008
Today's D.C. Extra: All Schools Edition, David A Nakamura , August 21, 2008
Fired Wilson Teacher Hits "Brick Wall", David A Nakamura , August 21, 2008
Teacher Poll: Tenure Trumps Big Money , Marcia Davis , August 19, 2008
No, Thank YOU..., Marcia Davis , August 18, 2008
Rhee: Not Going to Take a Council "Beating", Marcia Davis , August 18, 2008
East Side, West Side, Marcia Davis , August 15, 2008
Small Group of Teachers Protest at Union , Marcia Davis , August 14, 2008
Chancellor Pottymouth?, Marcia Davis , August 13, 2008
The School Grounds Inspector, Marcia Davis , August 11, 2008
Is Teacher Poll A "Push?", Marcia Davis , August 8, 2008
Probation "A Deal Breaker," Union Source Says, Marcia Davis , August 8, 2008
School Daze, David A Nakamura , August 6, 2008
Denver's Teacher-Pay Experiment Struggling, Marcia Davis , July 29, 2008
Rhee Wants to Hear From You, Marcia Davis , July 29, 2008
Rhee Tells 'NewsHour' Union Deal Almost Done, Marcia Davis , July 25, 2008
Teacher Union Infighting Intensifies, Marcia Davis , July 21, 2008
Charter School Test Scores Also Up, Marcia Davis , July 17, 2008
Fenty and Rhee on Hill Today, Marcia Davis , July 17, 2008
Charting the D.C. School Test Scores, Marcia Davis , July 10, 2008
LCOR Chosen for Tenley Project, Marcia Davis , July 10, 2008
Fenty: D.C. Schools Test Scores Up, David A Nakamura , July 9, 2008
A Rise in School Test Scores, Marcia Davis , July 9, 2008
School Computer System On Sabbatical, Bill Turque , July 2, 2008
School Letter-Writing Campaign to Council, Marcia Davis , July 1, 2008
Fenty Seeks Tenants for Closed Schools, Dion Haynes , June 27, 2008
Barry, Others Call for EPA Tests, Marcia Davis , June 25, 2008
New Principal for Oyster-Adams, Bill Turque , June 24, 2008
School Reuse Plan Released, David A Nakamura , June 20, 2008
Rhee Fires 22 Assistant Principals, Dion Haynes , June 18, 2008
Rhee Says She's No Drive-By Chancellor, Bill Turque , June 16, 2008
Students Keep It Real at Gist Forum, Marcia Davis , June 13, 2008
Fenty, Rhee Mark Year 1 of School Reform, Dion Haynes , June 12, 2008
More About DCPS' "Emergency Request", Bill Turque , June 6, 2008
Enrollment First, Legal Requirements Later, Marcia Davis , June 6, 2008
Principals Union Protests Firings, Dion Haynes , May 30, 2008
Rhee to Teachers: Have a Happy Summer, Dion Haynes , May 29, 2008
Rhee Meeting With Angry Oyster Parents, Marcia Davis , May 19, 2008
A Question of Principals?, Marcia Davis , May 9, 2008
U.S. Teachers Weigh in on Pay and Reform, Dion Haynes , May 7, 2008
Going, Going, Not Quite..., Bill Turque , May 6, 2008
Breaking News: Rhee Firing Principals, Marcia Davis , May 5, 2008
First School, Then Baseball, David A Nakamura , May 2, 2008
Rhee Blasts Gray's School Budget Cuts, Bill Turque , April 30, 2008
Deputy Mayor's Budget Sliced, David A Nakamura , April 29, 2008
Labor's Diss-Union III, Dion Haynes , April 28, 2008
Rhee on the Road in Chi-town, Marcia Davis , April 25, 2008
A Clearer Picture of District Students, Marcia Davis , April 25, 2008
It Pays to Be Good, Marcia Davis , April 25, 2008
More Vouchers for D.C. Students?, Marcia Davis , April 25, 2008
A Night for Seeing Stars, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 24, 2008
Wilson Students: Hurrying Up and Waiting, Marcia Davis , April 23, 2008
Nonprofit Firms Running D.C. Schools: Your Opinion, Washington Post Editors , April 17, 2008
In D.C. Schools, It's All About the Name, Dion Haynes , April 17, 2008
The Chancellor Rhee Ties That Do or Don't Bind?, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 16, 2008
Teacher Quality Is the Question After Buyout, Dion Haynes , April 15, 2008
So Who Worked on the DC Catholic-Charter Conversions?, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 15, 2008
Labor's Diss-Union 2, Dion Haynes , April 11, 2008
Are You a Teacher Ready to Hit the Road?, Marcia Davis , April 11, 2008
Fenty, Rhee Today to Detail Teacher Buy Outs, Dion Haynes , April 10, 2008
More on School Reform....At the D.C. Council Today, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 8, 2008
Special Ed Mess Far From Solved, Dion Haynes , April 8, 2008
Residents for School Reform, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 7, 2008
9 D.C. Students Win GW Scholarships, Dion Haynes , April 4, 2008
Fenty, Rhee Talk Education in Memphis, David A Nakamura , April 4, 2008
'Tower of Power' to Come Down, Dion Haynes , April 3, 2008
New High School Baseball Series at Nats Park, David A Nakamura , April 3, 2008
Budget Hearings: Talking Dollars and Needs, Theola Labbé-DeBose , April 2, 2008
Fenty Proposes More Money for Children, Dion Haynes , April 1, 2008
Wilson Students Push Peace Initiative, Dion Haynes , April 1, 2008
Wilson High Students Protest Rhee Policy, Marcia Davis , March 31, 2008
Life After D.C. Schools: Brady, Ackerman, Dion Haynes , March 28, 2008
Making More Plans Against Fenty, Rhee Reforms, Dion Haynes , March 27, 2008
Borbely's 'Good Citizen Principles', Dion Haynes , March 27, 2008
More on New Security Policy at Wilson, Theola Labbé-DeBose , March 27, 2008
The Vacant School Wish List, Theola Labbé-DeBose , March 26, 2008
More On School Fundraising, David A Nakamura , March 25, 2008
Want to See How Much $$ Goes to Your Local School?, Theola Labbé-DeBose , March 25, 2008
When Should the Public Testify on the School Budget?, Theola Labbé-DeBose , March 25, 2008
Labor's Diss-Union, Dion Haynes , March 25, 2008
The Future of Empty School Buildings, Theola Labbé-DeBose , March 24, 2008
98 Fired, 11 Rehired, Dion Haynes , March 24, 2008
E-Chancellor?, Theola Labbé-DeBose , March 24, 2008
 
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