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"Is DCPS Prepared for the New Year?" East of the River School's out, and it may be time to hit the beach. But this is no time for community members to bury their heads in the sand, school advocates warn. The new school year begins Aug. 25, and there are many questions to be answered and much to be accomplished before then. more... "Schools Roundup: Heads in the Sand Edition" DCist It's been a bizarre week in D.C. education, as ostriches rallied on 14th St. and seemingly everyone from Katie Couric to Al Sharpton had their eye on the District’s schools. more... "Advocates Seek More Openness from Rhee's Regime" Washington Post When Michelle A. Rhee came onto the D.C. school scene last year, many advocates expressed optimism that she would shake up the system. Fourteen months later, they say they feel let down. more...	Invitation to Dream Report Release and Documentary Premiere Organized by DC VOICE and co-sponsored by Colin Powell’s America’s Promise, American University, and the DC Arts Collaborative, Invitation to Dream was a series of art-based student forums about the High School Dropout epidemic and student-based visions for high school reform. more... DC VOICE and others extend an "Invitation to Dream" as they present a documentary film and their research regarding high school students' vision for High School reform as the culmination of the "Invitation to Dream" youth summit series on May 1, 2008 at 7 PM in the Greenberg Theatre. more... DC VOICE, with co-chairs, American University and the DC Arts and Humanities Collaborative, host the Invitation to Dream Youth Summits. Invitation to Dream is a series of art-based student forums about the High School Dropout epidemic. more...	"Needy Students Closing Test Gap Under 'No Child'" Washington Post Since enactment of the No Child Left Behind law, students from poor families in the Washington area have made major gains on reading and math tests and are starting to catch up with those from middle-class and affluent backgrounds, a Washington Post analysis shows. The achievement gap between economic groups, long a major frustration for educators, has narrowed in the region's suburban schools since President Bush signed the law in 2002, according to Maryland and Virginia test data.. more...

Green Eggs and Ham Ready Schools Project 2008 Data Guide more...

2008 Capital Gains Report more...

2008 Consolidated Schools Report more...

Starting off Right
Last fall, 191 volunteers from every ward across the city came together to audit 137 DC Public Schools as part of the 4th Annual Ready Schools Project. The results are in! more...

A Report on English Language Learners (ELL)
The ELL report assesses school readiness at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year to provide special services to students identified as linguistically and culturally diverse. Subject covered include staffing, training, translation, system supports, and also provides background on the legal compliance issues.The ELL report assesses school readiness at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year to provide special services to students identified as linguistically and culturally diverse. Subject covered include staffing, training, translation, system supports, and also provides background on the legal compliance issues.

Full Report – English
Full Report – Spanish
Summary – English
Summary – Spanish
Summary – Chinese
Summary – French
Summary – Amharic
Summary - Vietnamese

Community Events

Please use these two new guides to learn more about the two chief recommendations of the 2007 Ready Schools Project and what other jurisdictions are doing in these two areas.

DC VOICE guide to the Interagency Commission

DC VOICE guide to Professional Development


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