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Activists Targeting U.S. Schools, Backed By Big Bucks

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Walton Family Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Education, School Vouchers, Michelle Rhee, Washington Dc Schools, Education Policy, Private Schools, Studentsfirst, Reuters, Broad Foundation, School Choice, Education Reform, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Michael Bloomberg, DC Public Schools, Parents, Education News

By Stephanie Simon May 15 (Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rh...

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"Growing Our Own" Corps of Nurses

Patricia McGuire | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Mayor Vincent Gray, Marion Barry Filipino Nurses, Nursing Education, DC Public Schools, Dcps, Marion Barry, School Reform, Nursing Shortages, Black-White-Achievement-Gap, Dc, Filipino Nurses, Dc Nurses, DC News

To get more D.C. residents into the nursing pipeline and through the gateways for the burgeoning health care professions in all fields, we have to get serious about the expectations for math and science education at all levels.

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Fighting 30+ DCPS Closures (And Walmart) In Chocolate City to Empower DC

Head-Roc | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Mayor Vincent Gray, Walton Family Foundation, Dc Education, Adrian Fenty, Dcps, DC Public Schools, School Closings, DC News

It's excruciatingly hard for me to believe that I live in the nation's capitol where over 30 DC public schools, serving mostly Black and Brown American communities, are being recommended for closure.

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Death by Algorithm

Patricia McGuire | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: IMPACT Tests, Teacher Assessment, Teacher Quality, High Impact Testing, Schools of Education, Teacher Evaluations, Fairfax Public Schools, School Reform, DC Adult Illiteracy, D.C. Public Schools, Value-Added Testing, DC News

If the school reformers truly believe that teachers are the key to the success of children --- and I agree, they certainly are one of the keys --- then the reformers must reconsider the mindless application of the deadly algorithm.

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Teacher Voices Must Be Heard

Teach Plus | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Public Schools, US Department of Education, D.C. Public Schools, Teachers, Education Reform, Teaching, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Education, Education News

More than ever we -- teachers -- must be a vital part of this national conversation. As teachers, we have a responsibility to our students and communities to share our collective wisdom in an effort to facilitate quality reform.

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Celebrates Launch of Teach Plus D.C.

Teach Plus | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Charter Schools, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Education, Slidepollajax, Washington DC, D.C. Public Schools, Schools, Teachers, Education Reform, Teaching, Education News

On Tuesday, January 31, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined more than 200 teachers and policymakers to celebrate the launch of Teach Plus D.C.

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Teachers At the Table With Secretary Duncan

Teach Plus | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Charter Schools, Washington, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Education, Education Reform, Teachers, D.C. Public Schools, D.C., Education News

"Teacher voice is needed in order for real reform to take place," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the inaugural cohort of Teach Plus D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows last week.

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Should D.C. Force Its Students To Apply To College?

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Dcps, Video, Kwame Brown, Mandated College Applications, District of Columbia, College Education, District of Columbia Public Schools, Sat, D.C. Public Schools, College Applications, Act, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Should District of Columbia public and charter high school students be required to apply for college or trade school in order to graduat...

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D.C. Schools Students Reveal High Rates Of Sex, Fear And Suicide Attempts

Posted 11.28.2011

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson had some revealing statistics to share with city council members Tuesday -- almost 10 percent of 8th gra...

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Order To Rehire 75 D.C. Teachers Fired During Rhee Era Is Upheld

The Washington Post | Bill Turque | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Dc Teachers Fired, Dc Schools, Teacher Evaluations, Dc Teachers Rehired, DC Public Schools, Public Employee Relations Board, Charles Feigenbaum, Teacher Assessment, Teachers Fired, Teachers, Teacher Rehiring, Impact, Education News

The District's labor-management relations board has upheld an arbitrator's decision ordering the D.C. Public Schools to rehire 75 new teachers fired i...

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D.C. Students To Be Tested On Sex Education, Drugs

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Sex Education Exam, Dc Schools, Sex Ed, DC Public Schools, Washington Dc Schools, Sexual Education, Drug Education Test, Dc Sex Education Test, Drug Education Exam, Sex Education, Sex Education Test, Education News

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this...

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Back to School in the Nation's Capital

Lindsey Buss | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Dc Education Programs, Dc Education, Dcps, Martha's Table Teen Program, Martha's Table, Washington Dc Schools, Dc Graduation Rates, Dc Schools, DC Public Schools, Dcps Graduation Rates, Dc Impact, DC News

Back to School. A time of excitement, anxiety and... failure?

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Even More D.C. Teachers Accepting Bonuses Amid Cheating Probe

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Teacher Evaluations, Video, Teacher Bonuses, Dc Teachers, DC Public Schools, Teacher Merit Pay, Teacher Pay, Education Reform, Kaya Henderson, Teachers, Dc Teacher Bonuses, Dc Teachers Pay, Impact, Education News

More highly rated teachers in D.C. Public Schools are accepting performance-based bonuses than in the past, American University Radio WAMU reports. ...

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D.C. Schools Revises Controversial Teacher Evaluation System

Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Teacher Evaluations, Dc Impact, Dc Teacher Evaluations, Dcps, Washington Dc Teacher Evaluations, Washington DC Public Schools, DC Public Schools, Washington DC, Kaya Henderson, Education Reform, Impact, Video, Education News

Teachers in D.C. Public Schools who perform well will see some easing from a controversial evaluation process introduced by former DCPS Chancellor Mic...

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DC Public Schools Prepares for Hurricane Irene

DCPS.gov | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Hurricane Irene, Education, Dcps, Natural Disasters, DC Public Schools, Education News

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is working to prepare our buildings and school community this weekend for Hurricane Irene, which is expecte...

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Michelle Rhee Eager For Spotlight, But Not In Cheating Scandal

The New York Times | MICHAEL WINERIP | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, USA Today, Dc Schools, Washington Dc Schools, Cheating Scandals, DC Public Schools, Testing Scandal, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Education News

WASHINGTON -- Why won't Michelle Rhee talk to USA Today? Ms. Rhee, the chancellor of the Washington public schools from 2007 to 2010, is the nation...

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Squaring Off On Racial Achievement Gap

Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Education, DC Public Schools, Educational-Disparities, Diane Ravitch, Washington-Dc-Public-Schools, Achievement Gap, Education Reform, Black White Education Gap, Black Voices News

Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellor of Washington, D.C., and Diane Ravitch, the education historian, are two of the most high-profile voices ...

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The 35,000 Kids Next Door to the White House

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Public Schools, School Reform, Education Reform, Public Education, Children's Education Bill of Rights, DC Public Schools, Education News

A few blocks from the White House, 35,000 children go to bed hungry every night, just a small fraction of America's growing number of children living in poverty. Where are their futures in the media show we have come to call educational reform?

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Should Teachers Earn Performance-Based Bonuses? NYC And Study Says...

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: New York Public Schools, Dcps, Performance Incentives, Teacher Incentives, Teacher Bonuses, Teacher Bonuses Student Tests, Standardized Tests, New York, New York City, New York City Schools, DC Public Schools, Teacher Bonuses Efficacy, Teacher Merit Pay, Merit Pay, New York Schools, Teachers, Rand Study, Education News

Teachers who receive cash incentives don't prove to have more positive attitudes toward their work, nor do they yield better performing students, acco...

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DC School Teacher Fired For 'Testing Impropriety'

Washington Examiner | By: Steve Chapman | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Standardized Test Cheating, Dc Schools, Washington DC Public Schools, DC Public Schools, Washington Dc Schools, Testing Scandal, Testing Cheating, Standardized Testing, Kaya Henderson, Cheating Scandal, Education News

D.C. Public Schools fired a teacher for a "confirmed testing impropriety" during this spring's round of standardized testing, Chancellor Kaya Henderso...

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DC Schools Release Test Scores, US Education Department Joins Probe

Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Standardized Test Cheating, Standardized Test Scores, Test Scores, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, DC Public Schools, Washington-Dc-Public-Schools, Standardized Tests, Standardized Testing, Kaya Henderson, Cheating Scandal, Atlanta Cheating, Test Cheating, Education News

Amid an investigation into alleged cheating on Washington, DC standardized tests, the school district released figures today that show a relatively fl...

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Putting The Rumors To Rest: The Truth About The D.C. Schools Investigation

Michelle Rhee | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Testing, Michelle Rhee, Caveon, Test Scores, Student Achievement, DC Public Schools, Washington Dc Schools, Standardized Testing, DC School Cheating, Noyes Campus, Noyes School Cheating, Education News

USA Today's reports on the reliability of student test scores unfairly leave the impression district leaders avoided an investigation into possible cheating. Further, it implies cheating was widespread. I'd like to set the record straight.

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Redefining the Classroom

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New-School-Design, Temporary Classrooms, Daylighting, Detroit Public Schools, DC Public Schools, School-Architecture, Solar Decathlon, Virginia Tech, School-Facilities, Classroom Trailers, Education News

Students from the colleges of Architecture and Building Design at Virginia Tech are investigating an alternative to the typical temporary classroom structures on campus.

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Boehner: Vouchers Should Be Basis For National Bipartisan Reform

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Boehner, School Vouchers, Washington Dc Schools, DC Public Schools, School Choice, Vincent Gray, John Boehner Education, Joe Lieberman, Bipartisanship, Education Reform, Education News

WASHINGTON — GOP House Speaker John Boehner and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman introduced legislation Wednesday to revive a school voucher progr...

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Leaving DC: Michelle Rhee & Adrian Fenty's Parting 'Education Manifesto'

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Adrian Fenty, Michelle Rhee Resignation, Education Reform, Dc Education Reform, DC Public Schools, Michelle Rhee Reform, Education News

Our time in office and in charge of the school system of Washington, D.C., is quickly drawing to an end. Monday is Michelle's last day as schools chan...

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