Posts tagged School Boundaries
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What experts say needs to be done to disrupt historic patterns of segregation in DC’s schools
As DC schools continue to struggle to disrupt historic patterns of segregation, experts weigh in on what can be done to improve students’ lives as debates over school boundary redistricting loom. Keep reading…
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The ripple effects of how – and if – kids are able to commute safely to school
Students in wards 7 and 8 face longer commutes and community violence that may be affecting their safety, truancy, and school choice. Keep reading…
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How school boundaries and feeder patterns shape DC’s housing and education inequalities
For many DC families, picking a school for their child can seem like a “high-stakes, zero-sum” game, where many students, and neighborhoods, are left behind in the process. Keep reading…
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Battles over school boundaries divide candidates for Montgomery County school board
Most years, school board races in Montgomery County can be pretty quiet. This spring, a study about school boundaries in this affluent yet diverse county has made the Board of Education election an explosive debate about race and class in public schools. It may be the most important race on the ballot. Keep reading…
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Are bad boundaries spurring inequality in Montgomery schools?
Montgomery County public schools have been growing at an incredible rate and show no sign of abating. Instead of adjusting boundaries to allow a more equal distribution of students, the county is building additions in its over-capacity and less-wealthy schools. Keep reading…
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What’s behind the budget cuts at Wilson High School
DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson has defended her plan to cut Wilson High School’s budget by over 10% per student next year, citing a DC law that requires DCPS to redirect funds to at-risk students. But most of the cut isn’t required by that law. DCPS plans to spend $8,300 on each student at Wilson, the lowest amount it has allocated to any school on a per-pupil… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser makes choices
Maybe just two miles; DC trashes recycling; A step toward zero; School boundaries tweaked; Skate to work day; Can you hear me now?; Hard times in Maryland; Poor students; Transportation discrimination. Keep reading…
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The common school lottery website is better than ever, but you may not want to rush to use it
This year the common school lottery, My School DC, will provide families with a centralized waiting list and an interactive map to help them locate schools. The lottery opens December 15th, but families new to the school system may want to hold off entering it until the future of the new boundary plan is settled. DC launched the common lottery last year. Families only need to enter… Keep reading…
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Will Mayor Bowser pull the plug on a newly detailed school boundary plan?
The DC Public School system has released a detailed plan for implementing the new boundaries and feeder patterns adopted by Mayor Vincent Gray. While the plan answers a lot of questions, one big one is still open: Will Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser scrap the whole thing and start over again as she has promised? The boundary overhaul involved months of public meetings and feedback… Keep reading…
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Bowser remains vague on education plans, but clearly hopes Henderson will stay
Front-running mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser has released a more fleshed-out education platform, but it’s still short on specifics. And it seems to put a lot of faith in a hoped-for collaboration with the current DC Public Schools Chancellor. Bowser has abandoned her flimsy “Deal for All” education platform, which promised to replicate Ward 3’s… Keep reading…