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A years-long push to rename Woodrow Wilson High School could be over by the end of this year, according to a report in The Wilson Beacon. The November 14th article is a thorough rundown of the renaming process, and the timing and people involved. The renaming is now at a public feedback stage. From 2,000 […]
by Mark Moran This was to have been the first day of in-school instruction for thousands of DC children. Instead, DC Public Schools (DCPS) has withdrawn plans for the November 9 partial reopening after outcry from parents, teachers, and school administrators. In a November 2 email to the DCPS community, Chancellor Lewis Ferebee wrote that […]
This post is sponsored by Sheridan School. Sheridan School has a new addition on its playground — a classroom. After a long sabbatical due to Covid-19, students at the progressive, K-8, independent school have returned to on-campus learning four days per week. The new, covered classroom on the playground is just one of the elements […]
Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education. This is adapted from her October 16th newsletter. Subscribe by contacting her at ruth4schools@yahoo.com. Contents Calendar events SBOE monthly meeting Council hearing on school staff attrition Renaming Wilson News Reopening plans and problems Pressure on principals Getting data on teacher attrition Calendar Events […]
by Mark Moran Skepticism and disillusionment about purported plans to return to in-person learning in November marked comments by parents in the Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network (W3EdNet) during a virtual meeting of the network on September 21st. Parents also expressed concern about “digital equity” and what many said was the failure of DC Public […]
The 2020-2021 school year begins as the last one ended: with instruction taking place virtually. For students at Hearst, Murch, Deal, Wilson and other DC Public Schools, this will last at least through November 6th, when the first term ends. There are a few constants, however. On this, the first day of school, students will […]
DC teachers have been conducting home visits. But not of their students. Yesterday, teachers gathered in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home. #OnlyWhenItsSafe chanted outside of @MayorBowser home by @dcpublicschools teachers. Demanding better care and response to #COVIDー19 @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/Be9Qk8eQi9 — Jesse Burkett-Hall (@BurkettHall) July 20, 2020 Members @WTUTeacher drove protest car caravan through DC […]
Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education. This is adapted from her May 10th newsletter. Subscribe by writing to ruth4schools@yahoo.com. Education budget coming The city’s budget process, which typically begins in March, will begin a delayed, somewhat truncated process, starting with Mayor Bowser submitting her new post-corona budget to the […]
(This post is sponsored by CommuniKids.) CommuniKids was the first school to offer a free pre-K3 education in Ward 3. It was also the second, and now, the third. It is opening a new early childhood education center at Cathedral Commons. This center, located at 3400 Idaho Avenue NW, will join its Tenleytown and UDC/Van […]
If you did not have enough to think about with the holiday season upon us, some of our nearby public and private schools are encouraging local families to consider where their kids will be next fall. Here are some of the schools hosting open houses over the next two weeks: Tonight: Parents and caretakers of […]
