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Charter Schools are Working Don't let politics run a good thing
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Anonymous
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When: Thursday March 5, starts at 4 PM (until we finish)
Where: Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW RM 500 As it does every year at this time, the City Council holds "oversight" hearings to review the performance of DC agencies and programs, and they have scheduled a hearing on public charter schools. Some Council members think charter schools are hurting DCPS reforms, and some want to control the charter schools. Charter schools are facing increasing threats to finding equity, autonomy, access to closed DCPS buildings, and the ability to expand to meet student needs and parental demand. Dont let politics get in the way of a quality education. Let's fill up the hearing room and send a message to our elected officials........ CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE WORKING, DON'T MESS WITH SUCCESS! want to know more....visit www.focusdc.org |
Anonymous
Thank you for posting this; it is amazing to me how fearful the City Council is of competition. Charter schools can work alongside public, providing a focused specialty that might provide a service a public school cannot. Let your council-member know that you support all schools in this city, as the schools support our children. |
Anonymous
A follow up question.... I checked the website which had excellent links to our government reps to speak out. Does focus dc have a suggestion of a productive script / or line to take if constituents concerned for city support of charters wish to speak out to their Council Reps? Something simple, positive and clear (that we are serious in our support of charters and expectations that our representatives follow through?) This would be very helpful to disseminate to parents. Let me know if poster has a suggestion. |
Anonymous
| Some charter schools are working. |
Anonymous
| Maybe this will make the gov't take notice that they need to take care of all the DCPS, & not just the ones in Ward 1, 2, & 3. This is the exact reason why public school is not even a topic in my house...charter or private it is. |
Anonymous
DC has an open system that allows parents to choose their child's school through the OOB process. I don't send my child to the neighborhood school, but applied to the school where we send her (public) through the OOB process. The deadline for OOB applications is March 13th, so hurry. I don't know where you live/work, but if you work downtown, consider applying for Ross and Thomson. Both are good schools and both are convenient to downtown. http://www.k12.dc.us/enrollment/out-of-boundary-lottery.htm |
Anonymous
| OP here. I am merely a very happy parent of a son who attends a DC Charter school. I am not sure how to answer the question about focusdc, but am sure you can contact them for clarification. |
Anonymous
| I just checked with FOCUS, and they do have "talking points" on the charter school movement, what to cover in talking about your school, how to advocate for sports, and other topics. These aren't available on their website, but you can get them through Erika Wadlington at FOCUS. Her phone number is (202) 387-0405 and her email address is ewadlington@focusdc.org |
Anonymous
| After the Obamas' visit to Cap City, I doubt any council member would want to commit political suicide by suggesting anything other than increasing financial oversight of charters after the whole insider loan topic. |
Anonymous
I believe that the head of the charter board was cleared of any 'wrongdoing'? This is a volunteer position that appears to be in its learning curve phase (a lot of the friction that occurs , occurs because no one has ever done this before) and also thankless. The Post continuously savages Charter Schools while it moons over Rhee. Case in point--I looked in the paper today for coverage of this Council Meeting on Charters. There is almost a daily article on Rhee education reforms. Nothing on the hearing though tha tconcerns the fate of thousands of children in this city. Or did I miss it? *crickets* |