If you had asked me in June to come up with the worst reopening plan imaginable, I’m not sure I could have done as amazing a job as DCPS. It’s almost art. After promising us soap at the onset of the pandemic – mind you- after one of the worst flu seasons our school hadContinue reading “Elizabeth Mitchell Testimony – Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies – March 9, 2021”
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Sandra Moscoso Testimony – Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies – March 9, 2021
Chairman and Councilmembers. I am Sandra Moscoso, a parent of two students at School Without Walls High School, president of the school’s Home and School Association, secretary of the Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization, and treasurer of the Ward 2 Education Council. A lot has gone wrong this year, but I want to focusContinue reading “Sandra Moscoso Testimony – Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies – March 9, 2021”
Mary Levy Testimony – Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies – March 9, 2021
As an education finance lawyer, a budget and policy analyst, and a DCPS parent, I have studied DCPS data and policies for 40 years. Below are results of some of my analyses. Three weeks ago, DCPS posted proposed local school budgets for next year. A small group of us has downloaded and converted them toContinue reading “Mary Levy Testimony – Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies – March 9, 2021”
Good News! OSSE to Seek PARCC Waiver This Year!
Dear DC School Community, We have great news! Today, Interim Superintendent Shana Young – head of the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) – sent a letter to DC local education agency (LEA) leaders, letting them know that OSSE will seek a PARCC waiver! Below is an excerpt from the letter: “We are writing toContinue reading “Good News! OSSE to Seek PARCC Waiver This Year!”
Update on Petition to #CancelPARCC this year
Dear DC School Community Members, We want to thank you for supporting the city-wide effort to cancel PARCC testing this school year, and asking the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to request a waiver from the US Department of Education (USEd). As of today, 1150+ of you have signed representing almost 130 schools fromContinue reading “Update on Petition to #CancelPARCC this year”
DC School Communities Say #CancelPARCC This Year – Join Them!
Join the 500+ 850+ DC families, teachers, administrators and community members in calling for the DC Office of the State Superintendent to seek a waiver from the PARCC standardized test. CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION
For the Sake of Students, Cancel PARCC Testing
After discussions with parents and teachers, school leaders and community members across the city, Ward 6 parents initiated this petition to cancel PARCC testing for this school year. Please consider signing this petition and sharing with your networks. Sign the petition here. To: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Acting Superintendent Shana Young (Office of the StateContinue reading “For the Sake of Students, Cancel PARCC Testing”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 