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Growth in DC CAS scores shows why parents should choose charters for their kids

The Washington Examiner's Lisa Gartner had a fascinating article yesterday providing an additionalreason for parentstoselecta charter school...
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Exclusive interview with Ramona Edelin, Executive Director DCACPS

  • Romona Edelin
  • February 7, 2012
Following the STARS event put on the by the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools, which recognized outstanding charter leaders and students...
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Exclusive interview with PCSB Chairman Brian Jones

  • PCSB Chairman Jones
  • June 27, 2011
I sat down recently to get an update from PCSB Chairman Brian Jones. I asked him how he thought things on the Board are going.“There are a...
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Could the Washington Post go back to covering charter schools?

In all the education news coverage the past few weeks it is easy to miss this tidbit that was part of an on-line question and answer session...
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Exclusive interview with Brian Jones, Chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board

I had the chance to sit down the other day and talk to Brian Jones, the newly elected Chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board. Without...
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State Superintendent starts over with student data warehouse

Today Bill Turque of the Washington Post says that the new State Superintendent of Education has decided to fire Williams, Adley & Company, the...
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Gist unhappy with Rhode Island SAT scores, fails to mention competition as solution

I'm keeping up with the work of Deborah Gist, who will always be D.C.'s real State Superintendent of Education, as she heads up Rhode Island's...
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D.C. charters about to be short-changed on cash

A major issue that has plagued the D.C. charter school movement has been an unreliable cash flow from the government. The city has often been late...
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Kerri Briggs replaces Deborah Gist

The Washington Postrevealed today that Deborah Gist's replacement as State Superintendent of Education is Kerri Briggs. Ms. Briggs comes from the U...
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Deborah Gist resigns

Bill Turque of the Washington Post just revealed that Deborah Gist, State Superintendent of D.C. Public Schools, has resigned to become the chief...
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