Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 – 7 p.m.
Over the past few years, public education in D.C. has been transformed – from IMPACT rating for teachers, to school closings, to boundary and feeder changes, to major facilities improvements, to an explosion of Public Charter Schools. Have these attempts to close the achievement gap worked? Are D.C. schools better? Join us as we talk to principals from around the city and learn about their challenges and successes.
Join moderator Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, in discussion with panelists:
Scott Cartland, former principal, Janney Elementary School (Ward 3), current principal, Wheatley Education Campus (Ward 5);
Alexandra Pardo, executive director, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School (Ward 8);
Andria Caruthers, principal, West Education Campus (Ward 4)
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This program is part of the District of Change series of public conversations on the changing nature of the District. The series is produced by Slate editor David Plotz and author Hanna Rosin in conjunction with the DC Public Library Foundation.
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