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Mar 10, 2021

D.C. Auditor Report Says City Is Not Adequately Collecting Education Data

Top education leaders forcefully pushed back on the auditor’s findings, expressing surprise.

Mar 14, 2019

This Ward 8 High School Had Its Charter Revoked. Now It’s Fighting Back

National Collegiate Prep has launched a new campaign to fight its closure, and to fight the Public Charter School Board, which organizers say is unfairly targeting black-led charter schools in the District.

Mar 13, 2019

A New Bill Would Require More Transparency From D.C. Public Charter Schools

Unlike traditional public schools, charters aren’t required to make salaries, records, or vendor contracts under $100,000 public, nor are they required to have open meetings.

May 09, 2017

D.C. Lawmakers Demand Apology, Changes From National Arboretum After ‘Aggressive’ Treatment Of First Graders

“If they don’t know how to handle that [situation] without calling armed security, that’s ridiculous.”

Dec 12, 2016

After Being Shot, Man Seeks Help At D.C. Charter School

He was shot outside of the school.

May 01, 2014

Maps: How D.C.’s Schools Have Changed Over The Last Decade

One map shows the relationship between DCPS closing schools and charters gaining students.

Feb 06, 2013

Gray Says That Public and Charter School Enrollment May Soon Be Equal

D.C. may only be a few years away from a 50-50 enrollment split between traditional public schools and charter schools.

Jan 07, 2013

D.C. Charter Schools: There’s an App For Those

If D.C.’s public schools won’t cut it and private schools are too expensive, the city has 57 charter schools for your child to attend. But how do you choose one? Well, there’s now an app to help you through the process.

Sep 27, 2012

From Scrum to Screen: D.C. Charter School’s Rugby Team Attracts Hollywood Attention

Everyone loves movies about the unlikely sports heroes. So it should be no surprise that the story of a D.C. charter school’s championship-winning rugby team is now being shopped around as a movie and feature-length documentary.

Mar 06, 2012

Bloodthirsty Aliens, Cannibalism, Ants Nesting in Brains: Elementary School Teacher Fired for Assigning Seriously F’ed Up Math Homework

A teacher at a D.C charter school was fired last week after sending third-grade students home with a set of math questions that invoked dead children, witchcraft, human barbecues and vigilante justice. Knowledge is power.

 
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