The big news last week was Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s presentation to the D.C. Council of her five-year action plan for DCPS, which included ideas like a parents’ academy designed to get parents to be involved in their kids’ education, and the creation of “theme” high schools for technology, foreign language, or gifted students. The Post has more, or you can download the entire plan here.

Rhee also spoke about new discipline policies to address the rash of highly publicized recent school violence, telling the council that funding should be spent on peer mediation and conflict management, rather than filling schools with guards that create a hostile environment.

Oh, and she might not be finished firing principals this year.

(Speaking of school violence, the Washington Times editorial board offers its take.)