Washington Post to Hold September 27 Public Forum on City Leadership

08/29/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-wire/post/washington-post-to-hold-sept-27-public-forum-on-city-leadership/2012/08/29/da6d8e98-f157-11e1-892d-bc92fee603a7_blog.html

Washington Post to Hold September 27 Public Forum on City Leadership
By Washington Post Staff
August 27, 2012

Take the Children’s Budget Report Improvement Survey

08/23/2012

http://dmhhs.dc.gov/event/take-children%E2%80%99s-budget-report-improvement-survey

Take the Children’s Budget Report Improvement Survey
August 23, 2012

OSSE Awards $1.1 Million to Chavez Schools

08/21/2012

http://www.prlog.org/11954865-11-million-awarded-to-chavez-schools-to-improve-student-achievement-in-dc-public-schools.html

OSSE Awards $1.1 Million to Chavez Schools
August 21, 2012

OSSE Clarifies Citizenship Requirements for DC Afterschool Programs

08/20/2012

http://osse.dc.gov/release/osse-statement-citizenship-requirements-hhs-funded-afterschool-programs

OSSE Clarifies Citizenship Requirements for DC Afterschool Programs
August 16, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) issued the following statement:

Check Out DCPS's New Education Portal Plus!

08/16/2012

DCPS's new Educator Portal Plus is an online platform designed to support DCPS educators with the critical tools and resources they need to prepare their students for success and accelerate student achievement.

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DC Office of the Inspector General Releases Audit of DCPS Truancy Management

08/15/2012

08/15/2012

The DC Office of the Inspector General recently released an audit of the management of truancy in DCPS. The report encourages, among other things:

Chancellor Henderson Releases Inspector General’s Report on Testing Integrity in 2010

08/15/2012

08/08/2012

DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson released the Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the 2010 DC CAS investigation. The report, requested by Henderson in March of 2011, found that there is no widespread cheating at DCPS, among other findings. The report did confirm cheating at Noyes Education Campus. Henderson’s statement is as follows:

August Named "Connected Educator Month"

08/02/2012

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has declared August “Connected Educator Month” in an effort to further transform teaching into a profession that promotes collaboration, learning and connectedness. The idea behind the initiative is to create a supportive, connected network of education professionals.

DCSRN Spotlighted in "Parent Power" Report

08/01/2012

The American Enterprise Institute recently released a new report, Parent Power: Grass-Roots Activism and K-12 Education Reform, which examines the role of parents in the demand for school reform. The report spotlights DCSRN as an advocacy organization instrumental to parent organization and mobilization, and quotes DCSRN’s Executive Director, David Pickens, who reflects upon the importance and struggle of retaining parent support.

Executive Director, David Pickens, Submits Testimony Regarding DC Council Priorities for Period 19

07/25/2012

My name is David Pickens and I am the Executive Director of DC School Reform Now. The mission of DC School Reform Now is to educate, organize and advocate to build support for public education strategies that prepare kids to become college and career ready. I appreciate the opportunity to testify regarding District education priorities during the remainder of Period 19. I would hope that, at the very least, an outcome of this roundtable includes the development of a strategy to expand the number of high quality seats in the District.

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