D.C. Schools Insider: March 7, 2010 - March 13, 2010
Hardy parents turn up rhetorical heat in fight with Rhee
Hardy Middle School parents angry about the ouster of principal Patrick Pope have accused her of attempting to "segregate" attendance at the school. The charge comes as the group intensifies its campaign to force Rhee to reverse her decision, which...
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March 12, 2010; 8:09 PM ET |
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Eastern relaunch pushed back a year
D.C. school officials have postponed the re-opening of Eastern High School until fall 2011 to allow more time for planning the revival of the long-troubled Capitol Hill school. Under federal mandate to overhaul its program because of consistently poor academic...
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March 10, 2010; 10:08 PM ET |
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The Shaw redemption
Last winter, several eighth-graders presented Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee with what was likely an unprecedented request: add a ninth grade so they could stay at their middle school, Shaw@Garnet-Patterson. The students said they liked the change of culture that new...
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March 10, 2010; 4:47 PM ET |
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First Lady to speak at Anacostia commencement
The White House announced Tuesday afternoon that First Lady Michelle Obama will address Anacostia High School's commencement on June 11. This will be her second trip to the school, renamed The Academies at Anacostia since its takeover by Friendship...
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March 9, 2010; 2:36 PM ET |
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Independent evaluation of school reform begins
The four principal figures in D.C. school reform were on their best behavior Monday when they visited with the National Research Council (NRC) committee that will conduct an independent evaluation of their efforts. The rare joint appearance by D.C. Council...
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March 8, 2010; 6:35 PM ET |
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New firings in central office
DCPS confirmed Candi Peterson's weekend reports in The Washington Teacher that 18 Office of Special Education (OSE) staffers were let go on Friday. No details yet on what jobs they held or what exactly drove the dismissals, although spending pressures...
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March 8, 2010; 6:48 AM ET |
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