Nov 07, 2022
A Teacher Says He Was Wrongly Terminated. Three Years Later, DC Public Schools Is Ordered To Rehire Him
Stephen Grivnow filed a grievance with DC Public Schools, alleging his former principal forged his IMPACT evaluation which led to his firing. Three years later, he’s just starting to get justice.
May 30, 2019
Tidal Basin Listed Among America’s ‘Most Endangered Places.’ (Blame Rising Sea Levels And Neglect)
The Tidal Basin has hosted generations of tourists and photographers, but preservationists say it may not have a future without major investment soon.
D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson today announced changes to the city’s teacher evaluation system, known as IMPACT.
D.C. fired 98 public school teachers yesterday, bringing to 400 the total that have been fired for poor performance since 2009.
It makes sense: if you’re really good at your job, you should be able to earn a little bit more trust around the workplace. That’s what appears to be going on inside D.C. Public Schools, which will slightly change its teacher evaluation system to give teachers who earn high ratings the ability to waive in-person evaluations.
Jul 15, 2011
DCPS Fires 413 Employees In Annual Purge
Big education news this afternoon: the District of Columbia has sent separation notices to 413 teachers this year, 309 of which will be terminated from their jobs at the city’s public schools due to poor evaluation scores.