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[quote=Anonymous]What would be the contours of an independent investigation? Something like what was done at Ballou happening everywhere? Or a new contract and new contractor for OSSE for this purpose?

I can see why Mayor Bowser is reluctant to do this. If it was something she could have jumped at in the first few months of her term she could have done it and pointed at Mayor Gray.  Now, it reflects on her poorly as a leader or poorly as someone not really in charge. Not sure it reflects well on Grosso’s or his staff’s investigative capacity either. But at least I think Grosso got the point: the kids get to skate by now but lose in the long run. A kid without the knowledge in a real high school program will likely be stuck in a McJob forever and their kids will start off behind.

This makes me certainly more skeptical of DCPS. What else do they know that the public wouldn’t accept? And another problem is the teachers’ union is untrustworthy in this because all they do is shout inarticulate litanies of grievances all day who’s out there to bring the truth to the situation? Our ineffectual toothless school board? Don’t we have student advocates and inspectors general?

Feels to me that Grosso and Mendelson need to write an independent audit into OSSE’s budget, maybe with an enabling authorization. Probably first I’d hold a couple hearings on accountability in comparable situations, e.g., how other school systems set up truthful systems of accountability or investigate academic fraud. Maybe hire an investigator from Committee or Council funds to do this full time for a year.

Maybe what DC needs is state education inspector general, with a writ to investigate and second-guess everyone in the whole constellation from OSSE to DCPS to charter board to individual schools and make recommendations for action like federal IGs?[/quote]

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