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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Until Catania offers up some specifics for how to help the many schools in DC serving mostly disadvantaged students, I don't see what all the hype is about. So far, he's told the most vocal constituents what they want to hear, and that doesn't seem all that bold. Now, if he starts talking about where the resources are going to come from to help the most disadvantaged students AND manages to keep all the WOTP/NW people on his side, then I think that will be something to celebrate.[/quote]

He has already done it. He not only introduced, but secured passage of this bill:

http://dcclims1.dccouncil.us/images/00001/20131219112004.pdf

"which created an extra weight for at-risk students in the District’s per pupil funding formula. His actions will result in historic increases in funding for at-risk students in the coming school years. And it will provide frontline educators with newfound flexibility to invest these funds in interventions that meet the needs of their students." (The quoted is from Catania's campaign website. Quoting it was easier than coming up with my own summary.)

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I know about and applaud this bill, but it is hardly specifics. Which schools will this affect? When? How? (e.g. If schools will be able to lower class sizes - what size can we expect them to be? I know that may be asking for a very specific detail, but I'm just looking for something more than "schools with disadvantaged kids will get more money.")[/quote]

You are talking about implementation details. Catania created the program, DCPS has to implement it. The bill specifies that funds will "be provided on the basis of the count of students identified as at-risk." A school gets weighted based on the number of at risk students and that weighting is apple to its funding to make it eligible for the additional money. It's a bit complicated for a non-lawyer like me, but read the bill.

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