Activists Targeting U.S. Schools, Backed By Big Bucks
By Stephanie Simon May 15 (Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rh...
By Stephanie Simon May 15 (Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rh...
Patricia McGuire | Posted 05.02.2012
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.
Head-Roc | Posted 05.09.2012
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.
Patricia McGuire | Posted 05.08.2012
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.
Teach Plus | Posted 04.30.2012
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.
Teach Plus | Posted 04.11.2012
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.
Teach Plus | Posted 04.10.2012
"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.
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.04.2012
WASHINGTON -- Should District of Columbia public and charter high school students be required to apply for college or trade school in order to graduat...
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...
The Washington Post | Bill Turque | Posted 11.23.2011
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...
AP | Posted 11.15.2011
WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this...
Lindsey Buss | Posted 11.14.2011
Back to School. A time of excitement, anxiety and... failure?
Posted 11.13.2011
More highly rated teachers in D.C. Public Schools are accepting performance-based bonuses than in the past, American University Radio WAMU reports. ...
Posted 11.06.2011
Teachers in D.C. Public Schools who perform well will see some easing from a controversial evaluation process introduced by former DCPS Chancellor Mic...
DCPS.gov | Posted 10.26.2011
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is working to prepare our buildings and school community this weekend for Hurricane Irene, which is expecte...
The New York Times | MICHAEL WINERIP | Posted 10.22.2011
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...
Posted 10.19.2011
Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellor of Washington, D.C., and Diane Ravitch, the education historian, are two of the most high-profile voices ...
Peter W. Cookson, Jr. | Posted 10.11.2011
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?
The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 09.17.2011
Teachers who receive cash incentives don't prove to have more positive attitudes toward their work, nor do they yield better performing students, acco...
Washington Examiner | By: Steve Chapman | Posted 09.07.2011
D.C. Public Schools fired a teacher for a "confirmed testing impropriety" during this spring's round of standardized testing, Chancellor Kaya Henderso...
Posted 09.07.2011
Amid an investigation into alleged cheating on Washington, DC standardized tests, the school district released figures today that show a relatively fl...
Michelle Rhee | Posted 06.06.2011
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.
Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011
Students from the colleges of Architecture and Building Design at Virginia Tech are investigating an alternative to the typical temporary classroom structures on campus.
AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — GOP House Speaker John Boehner and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman introduced legislation Wednesday to revive a school voucher progr...
The Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011
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...
Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012