D.C. Schools Insider: January 30, 2011 - February 5, 2011

Friends of Bedford apply for charter

Friends of Bedford, the New York-based school management group ousted from Dunbar High by the DCPS in December, has applied to open a new public charter high school in Ward 4 in the fall of 2012. Bedford, hired by former...

By Bill Turque  | February 2, 2011; 8:23 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (12)
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School budgets delayed a third time

For the third time in two weeks, DCPS has delayed delivery of initial fiscal 2012 budget allocations to individual schools while it searches for more money. The latest due date was Tuesday. Principals, teachers and parents use the allocations to...

By Bill Turque  | February 2, 2011; 1:12 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
 
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New general counsel for DCPS

Robert Utiger, a long-time senior litigator for the D.C. attorney general's office, is the new DCPS general counsel. He replaces James Sandman, who was named president of the Legal Services Corporation earlier this month. Utiger has represented the District in...

By Bill Turque  | January 31, 2011; 2:48 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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Q & A with Kaya Henderson

This is the transcript of a Jan. 12 interview I did with interim Chancellor Kaya Henderson for Saturday's story, edited for clarity and length. BT: How will budget cuts play out for students and teachers? KH: We are trying to...

By Bill Turque  | January 31, 2011; 9:10 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (10)
 
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