DC School Reform Now believes that the Contract also benefits the greatest stakeholders in DC – our children. This memo lays out how we believe the Contract will support student achievement. If you agree, please help us spread the word….

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 23, 2009
Media Contact: Anne Martin – (202) 315-2421 or amartin@dcschoolreform.org
DC School Reform Group Responds to Thursday’s Anti-RIF Rally
DCSRN Responds to Thursday’s Anti-RIF Rally
Washington, D.C. – Today, DC School Reform Now (DCSRN), a non-profit organization dedicated to reforming the district’s public schools, applauded DC Public Schools’ (DCPS) policy decision to allow school leaders to make staffing reductions based on student achievement. DCSRN acknowledged that while the cuts would be difficult in almost every case, it would be tragic if the needs of adults were allowed to trump the needs of …

DCSRN Responds to $40 million DCPS Budget Cut
Washington, D.C. – Today, a DC public school advocacy group said that if school budgets must be cut due to declining revenues, cuts must be made by the school leaders based on student achievement. DC School Reform Now (DCSRN), a non-profit organization dedicated to reforming the district’s public schools, acknowledged that while the cuts would be difficult in almost every case, it would be tragic if the needs of adults were allowed to trump the needs of the students.
This came in response to a controversy brewing …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2009
Media Contact: Anne Martin – (202) 266-7245 or amartin@dcschoolreform.org
New Poll Shows Growing Support for Michelle Rhee in the District
62% of Registered Voters in D.C. Approve of How Rhee is Handling Her Job, Up Sharply from 55% Last Year
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, DC School Reform Now (DCSRN), a non-profit organization committed to education reform in the District of Columbia, will release—along with several other groups—new polling data on voter approval of local officials.
Voters indicated strong approval for how D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Michelle Rhee is handling her …