Dear DC School Community Members, Last week, DC Public Schools communicated to school leaders to pause PARCC planning this year, pending the Office of State Superintendent for Education (OSSE) request for a waiver. This is great news, as it relieves principals, teachers and staff from the burden of planning logistics. We’re curious as to whether other LEAs orContinue reading “CancelPARCC update and the state of student level data in DC”
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Open Data Day and DC Education – Open Letter to Mayor Gray by Sandra Moscoso
by Sandra Moscoso ——————————————— Dear Mayor Gray – I’m reaching out on behalf of all Washington DC families, who love living in this city and are committed to making the public education system(s) work for our children and for our communities. Recognizing that while the DCPS and Charter school systems offer a variety of optionsContinue reading “Open Data Day and DC Education – Open Letter to Mayor Gray by Sandra Moscoso”
DCPS Proposed School Closures – Impact to Walkable Communities?
We wanted to see how the proposed DCPS consolidation plan would impact the ability of students affected by the closures to be able to attend a school within a 1 mile walk. We reached out DC Action for Children and they (thank you, Kate Kairys!) built the following map (super quickly!), which show all DC PublicContinue reading “DCPS Proposed School Closures – Impact to Walkable Communities?”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 