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Education Dept. Takes Symbolic Step To Reconstitute No Child Left Behind The 2002 law dramatically expanded the federal role in public schools. It mandates math and reading testing for millions of students and penalizes schools with too many youngsters who fail those exams. During his run for office, President Obama said he wanted to change the law to do more to help schools, "rather than punishing them." Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called the law's name "toxic." Toxic or not, is No Child Left Behind headed for extinction? Read the article Eligible DC Students Can Receive Up to $10,000 for College The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will award up to $10,000, per year, to qualified students to attend eligible public universities and colleges nationwide. The DC One App is the District’s online application for funding to apply for the District’s higher education grants–DCTAG, DCLEAP and DC Adoption Scholarship. Read the article	For the Love of Education Town Hall Meeting (Photo Gallery) February 13th and 14th, DC VOICE presented For the Love of Education- our second in series of town hall meetings. Over the course of two days nearly 200 parents, educators, students, and community members came together to analyze and discuss the results of the 2008 Ready Schools Project and focused on data on Parent Involvement, School/Community Partnerships, and Wraparound Services. During the meetings we heard personal experiences, hopes for the future, as well as new perspectives on how to improve our schools. With the recommendations we have gathered, we are going to compile it and take it on to the next level in order to see some of these changes take form.	YOU ARE INVITED! *Spring into Action* Town Hall Caucus Friday, May 8th from 9 am to 10:45 am at All Souls Church, 16th and Harvard Streets, NW OR Saturday, May 9 th from 10:30 to 11:45 at Ward Memorial AME Church, 241 42nd Street, NE Click here to read the Spring into Action Town Hall Caucus Data Guide 30-second Overview of Town Hall Caucus WHY: To find out what is in a teacher’s contract. To learn about teacher and principal training. To caucus on recommendations for change. To start a community campaign to improve our schools Breakfast and childcare will be provided. Please let us know if you can come! TO RSVP click here or call 202.986.8535 events@dcvoice.org

For Love of Education Town Hall Meeting Data Guide
2008 Ready Schools Project Data on Parent Involvement, School-Community Partnerships and Wraparound services 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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