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Kent Withycombe Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019

Kent Withycombe, Education Justice Project Director The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs  Testimony Before the Council of the District of Columbia   For the June 26, 2019 Joint Public Hearing on: (1) B23-0239:  School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Act of 2019; and (2) B23-0046:  At-Risk School Funding Transparency Amendment Act ofContinue reading “Kent Withycombe Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”

Liz Koening Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019

Liz Koenig  Public Testimony on B23-0046 and B23-0239 June 26, 2019 Good morning, my name is Liz Koenig, and I am a part of EmpowerEd’s teacher council.  I worked as a charter school teacher for seven years and sent my daughter to a charter school for the last two.  The School-Based Budgeting and Transparency BillContinue reading “Liz Koening Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”

School Transparency Bills: Discussion with Councilmember Allen – May 20, 2019

Summary of Discussion with Councilmember Allen regarding School Transparency Bills. Meeting was hosted by the Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization on Tuesday, May 20, 2019. Resources: Testimony support from EmpowerEd for June 26 and October 2: http://bit.ly/TransparencyTestimony School Transparency Bills under DC Council discussion: Introduced by CM Charles Allen: Public School Transparency Amendment ActContinue reading “School Transparency Bills: Discussion with Councilmember Allen – May 20, 2019”

Support The Master Facilities Plan – Modernize Banneker HS and Shaw MS Campuses on Separate Sites

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2019       Contact: Alexandra Simbana    Save Shaw Middle School Coalition    202-907-5518    saveshawmiddleschool@gmail.com Save Shaw MS Coalition Opposes Mayor Bowser’s Proposal to Build Two Schools on Shaw Site WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a closed-door meeting yesterday with ANC 6E Commissioner Alex Padro, the Mayor proposed a plan to buildContinue reading “Support The Master Facilities Plan – Modernize Banneker HS and Shaw MS Campuses on Separate Sites”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, May 21 @ Brent

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 pm at Brent Elementary School (301 North Carolina Ave., SE). We will be joined by Councilmember Charles Allen and LaJoy Johnson-Law with Advocates for Justice & Education to discuss issues dealing with transparency in public schools, and theContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, May 21 @ Brent”

Transparency in Public Schools with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen on May 21 – 6:30pm at Brent ES

Please join our May 21 meeting, 6:30pm at Brent Elementary. Councilmember Charles Allen,  LaJoy Johnson-Law (with Advocates for Justice & Education http://www.aje-dc.org) will discuss the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 that was introduced by Councilmember Allen. Come early to hear from CM Allen and stay for and open discussion on how we can achieve muchContinue reading “Transparency in Public Schools with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen on May 21 – 6:30pm at Brent ES”

NE Library Garden Concert Series

The Garden Concert Series at the Northeast Library is starting up again this year.  The Garden Concert Series features a local musical group or performer each month during the summer and fall, and is sponsored by the Friends of the Northeast Library. Bring a chair, sit back, and enjoy the concert in the library’s outdoor gardenContinue reading “NE Library Garden Concert Series”

“Decoding Dyslexia DC” Kick Off Meeting

When: Sunday, May 19, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (EDT) Where: Southeast Neighborhood Library ,403 7th Street Southeast  RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decoding-dyslexia-dc-kick-off-meeting-tickets-60384476595?fbclid=IwAR1m2ZakMHbw0jWA3K1UWo6YMq4W4eMKBElZBn2q1yO1a-TGIzRJIX2_iyY Does your child struggle with reading, writing, or spelling? Are you a teacher and want to know more about specific learning disability (dyslexia), other reasons why far too many students have trouble learning toContinue reading ““Decoding Dyslexia DC” Kick Off Meeting”