| JANUARY, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION | |
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| 104 | Perlstein | MD Students Still Struggle on State Tests--'09 diplomas hinge on exams: only 40% pass English! |
| 105 | Staff | Mayor's Schools Takeover Stalls--hasn't made case for "slow-moving train wreck" or its solution |
| 106 | Editor | Putting Children Last--7 weeks after Vance retires, no closer to real leadership: skip 'analysis paralysis' |
| 107 | Blum | DC Council OKs Funding to Cover $15M School Bd Shortfall--acting super. says admin layoffs still needed |
| 109 | Trejos | Pr. George's Cnty Super Asks 11.8% More for Schools--uncertainty over state aid looms: $1.3B for 136K kids. |
| 109 | Seymour | 7.1% Raises Proposed for Fairfax Teachers--$1.8B budget up $136M for 166,780 enrolled kids |
| 110 | Hsu | Bush Pushes for DC Vouchers--urges Senate to go for $7500 for 1700 low income students |
| 113 | Williams | DC Plan Shuffles Police Coverage--put more cops in high crime areas, reduce PSAs from 83 to 43 |
| 115 | Blum | Special-Needs Busing Getting Better--Court-appointed administrator Gilmore make progress @ $15Kper kid! |
| 117 | Blum | DCPS Super. Vance Gave Signing Bonuses ($102Ktot)-- to 12 at signing to attract right people |
| 117 | Editor | School Chief by Default--gotta get together on choice of new DCPS superintendent: agree on selection process |
| 119 | Helderman | Turning Troops Into Teachers--popular DoD program provides recruiting tool for hard-to-fill classroom jobs |
| 120 | Trejos | Area High Schools Stretch to Include Adult Immigrants--grown-ups seek to balance chores, jobs, learning |
| 120 | Mui | Howard Cnty Schools Chief Won't Be Rehired for 4 More yrs--Bd reverse self: poor leader, communicator |
| 121 | Mui | Howard Cnty Schools Chief Says He Got No Warning--Bd acts rudely, demands that he vacate office |
| 122 | Staff | Ex-Deputy Mayor Picked for DC School Bd--Dep. for Kids,Youth,Families Seniors, Graham picked 5 mos later |
| 122 | Blum | Search Set for DC Schools Chief--national hunt backed by all, acting super encouraged to seek job |
| 123 | Hsu | DC School Vouchers Win Final Approval--DoEd to administer fed funding via contractor for 1700 low inc kids.... |
| 123 | Hsu(Cont) | ...no info yet on eligibility, how to apply, what schools, etc. Catholic Diocese alone has 1380 open slots |
| 124 | Editor | School Choices--now Senate has OK'd vouchers, DC needs to assure accountability for funds and kids |
| 124 | Timberg | Mayor Has New Plan for Schools--reduce power of Bd of Ed, put superintendent in Cabinet |
| 124 | Trejos | Pr. George's School Super Seeks End of Magnet Programs with specialty courses: parents worried |
| 125 | Blum | A Bridge to Charter School--DC offers campus space in return for special ed enrollment slots |
| 127 | Editor | The Next DC School Chief--not looking for school room teacher, need leadership, mgmt, sense of mission |
| 129 | Staff | US SecofEd Promotes Unfinished DC Voucher Plan--should be model for use elsewhere, contractor-run |
| 130 | Staff | DCSEO Audit Finds Lower School Enrollment--count is 64,248, not 65,099: includes 589 not living in DC |
| 130 | Staff | Web Site Helps Track School Performance--www.SchoolResults.org to provide data clearing house for all |
| 131 | Leonnig | Ex-Teachers Union Chief Gets 9 Years--Bullock claims bipolar disorder made her compulsive buyer |
| 131 | Editor | Ms. Massie Bows Out--interim DCPS super. won't take job--search committee gotta find someone as good |
| 131 | Blum | Massie Won't Take Top DCPS School Job--interim chief won't stand for outside controls, lack of consensus... |
| 131 | Blum (cont) | ...Mayor's office won't focus on agenda, 'more interested in control of DC real estate', budget issues |
| 131 | Mathews | 19 DC Area Schools Chiefs Seek Changes in No Child Left Behind Testing Law--too tough for disabled, |
| FEBRUARY, 2004 |
PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 201 |
K Patterson ltr |
Targeting DCPS: Mayor Can Do Lots Without 'Taking
Over'--serious search, better admin, lobby, etc. |
| 201 |
White ltr |
Targeting DCPS: Start with a Super
Superintendent--go for a retired CEO type, topnotch search team |
| 207 |
Argetsinger |
UDC President's Hiring Decision Ruled Proper--hired
Syracuse colleague as provost w/$10K signing bonus |
| 209 |
Editor |
Short Memories--No Child Left Behind Act does need
fixing, doesn't need to be political football |
| 209 |
Mui |
Scandals Stun Howard County in Academic Year Gone
Sour--47,200 kids, 67 schools, 18% black |
| 211 |
Staff |
Counties Approve School Budgets for FY05--$1.6B for
Montgomery, $1.3B for Pr. George's |
|
| 211 |
DCPSTeachers |
Better Choice for DC Teachers--Garriott/Haldeman say
vouchers won't inspire, pay for performance may |
| 214 |
Blum |
Bush Praises DC Voucher Plan--at NE Catholic school
,president says program will force reforms |
| 214 |
Trejos |
Pr. George's Scraps Magnet Schools for 30,000
kids--now part of base curriculum: academic centers going too |
| 215 |
Craig |
Maryland School Facilities in 'Crisis'--funding
lagging for 24 districts asking for $2B over six years! |
| 217 |
Mathews |
Arlington School Pushing AP Courses--college-level
classes urged for most Wakefield High School kids |
| 217 |
Strauss |
Schools Investing in Fiscal Literacy--credit unions
help Alexandria students learn finance with accounts |
| 218 |
Montgomery |
Bailout Set for Baltimore Schools--governor urging $42M loan
to be repaid by mid-2005 |
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| 218 |
Mendelson ltr |
DC Council mbr says School System Doesn't Need More
Instability--system needs time to keep improving |
| 220 |
Dobbs |
'No Child' Tests for Schools Relaxed--rules on annual targets
eased to protect education law |
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| 220 |
Mui |
Howard Superintendent Agrees to Go--school to buy out last 4
months of O'Rourke's contract |
|
| 221 |
Blum |
DC Schools Chief to Leave in April--2nd opening at
top since November: too focused on power/control |
| 224 |
Blum |
Latest Proposal for DC Schools Would Diminish Board
Control--Group of 17 push one, Cropp another |
| 224 |
Editor |
As City Leaders Dawdle--little progress on selecting new
super: whole process is a disgrace |
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| 225 |
Montgomery |
Gov. Ehrlich Puts Baltimore Schools on Notice--to
require major restructuring, maybe dissolve School Bd |
| 226 |
Staff |
Superintendent Search Committee Meets First Time--includes
mayor, council and Board mbrs |
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| 227 |
Paige ltr |
Focus on the Children--called union 'terrorists' due
to deep frustration: need more focus on teaching |
| 227 |
Editor |
Evading the Sunshine--'sunshine law' requires School
Bd, Council hold open sessions, doesn't happen |
| 228 |
Strauss |
DC Education Office Under Investigation--agency's
use of funding, contracts, questioned by IG |
| 229 |
Blum |
DC School Turmoil Worries Activists--governance
struggle between mayor, board could hinder search |
| MARCH, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION | |
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| 301 | Mathews | Education Pressures Cut Short Tenures--superintendents face new strains--Manassas, Howard, Alexandria, etc. |
| 302 | Fisher OpEd | DC School Shows How It Can Be Done--"big boys" have grand ideas, tiny San Miguel cellar school works |
| 302 | Staff | Officials Question DCPS School Security Firm--multi-yr, $1M+ contracts signed without Council approval |
| 302 | Staff | School Plan Would Cut Baltimore City Board--MD state and city agree to 3-person appointed board |
| 304 | Dobbs | US Plans to Relax Restrictions on Single-Sex Schools/Classrooms--ends 30-yr federal co-education policy |
| 306 | Editor | DC School Board Blues--meeting to announce interim appointee canceled: circus continues! |
| 306 | Staff | DC School Bd Faulted on Lack of Search Openness--says working behind closed doors to speed process |
| 306 | Staff | $1.3B MD School Aid Measure Enacted--governor OKs increase despite reservations re affordability |
| 307 | Greene/Winters | What DC Can Expect from Vouchers--Manhattanites say schools, test scores improve: expect modest gain |
| 308 | Strauss | Workers to Leave DCPS State Education Office--suspected of misuse of funds, pressure from mayor's office |
| 308 | Samuels | Taking the To-and-Fro Out of the School Day--Pr. Williams pushing longer fixed periods, less moving |
| 310 | Editor | Have Funds, Will Travel--staff members in State Education Office took boondoggle trips: who's watching? |
| 312 | Blum | DC Renews Search for Interim School Super.--Bd surprised by candidate withdrawal on eve of announcement |
| 313 | Editor | A Bumbling Board--DC Bd of Ed gives deeper meaning to word 'farce'--closed doors, candidate back-out, etc. |
| 314 | Will OpEd | Radical Approach to Big City's Schools--LA's super. 'changing culture of low expectations' re kids' ability to learn |
| 316 | Fisher OpEd | Mayor Needs Way Around Library Board--'illiterate, dysfunctional, incompetent' group refuse Nader's help |
| 317 | Blum | DC Ballou High School Principal Put on Leave, Prompting Student Protest--a 'personnel matter' being probed |
| 327 | Editor | DC's Newest Adjective--schools a mess, Council ldrs create dumb 'Ed Advisory Collaborative' in secret |
| 330 | Blum | DC Schools' Computer System Stalled--officials consider scrapping $25M project after 4 yrs, use city plan |
| 330 | Timberg | Mayor Pledges to Fix Schools or Maybe Quit--Williams raises stakes in bid to take control |
| 330 | Staff | Fires Set at 3 Senior High Schools--in single afternoon: no accelerants used, likely not connected |
| 330 | Staff | School Security Contract Investigated--DC's IG looking into improperly awarded contract |
| APRIL, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 402 | Blum | Temporary Chief of DCPS Schools Named--DC choice from Anne Arundel Cnty made at rancorous Bd mtg |
| 403 | Staff | Most Schools Fall Short of NCLB Test Goals--poor schools must allow kids to transfer to better schools |
| 403 | Blum | Mayor Rebuffed on School Takeover--Council approves alternate plan to keep Bd til '06, then go all-elected |
| 403 | Editor | DC's Report Card--83 of DC's 151 schools fail to make enough progress toward nat'l standards--shameful! |
| 406 | Editor | Superintendent Search--search firm interviewing staff and board members--how does this impact search?(?) |
| 406 | Staff | More School System Changes--Rep Tom Davis wants big changes, not baby steps, for broken system |
| 407 | Staff | Vote Postponed on Oversight of Schools--Cncl chair called away: return to all-elected, or give to mayor?? |
| 407 | Sherwood (Curr) | Where There's Smoke, There's More Smoke--Council preference for status quo could bring in House |
| 408 | Fernandez | Seeking to Turn a Page on Disrepair--DC libraries getting new attention after languishing for years |
| 408 | Editor | Governance Showdown--2-wk delay in Council vote gives mayor chance to press his case: hope he does! |
| 411 | Blum | Mayor's School Plan in Doubt--most Cncl mbrs oppose takeover despite lobbying push: mayor still hopeful |
| 411 | Mui | Writing New Chapter on Charter School--3 Howard Cnty women propose program tailored to students |
| 413 | Mathews | Parents Rate Schools on Image of Principals--test scores not as important as reputation of school |
| 413 | Fsher OpEd | Principal Problem in DC Schools: No Accountability--schools fail worst where great leader needed most |
| 414 | Staff | $20 Million School Renovation Begins--Brightwood Elementary will have space for 548 kids by 2006 |
| 416 | Samuels | VA Budget Deadlock Leaves Schools in Difficult Spot--some districts begin hiring anyway, others wait, watch |
| 418 | Staff | Voucher Applications Now Available--from Washington Scholarship Fund, who will administer program |
| 419 | Editor | A Vote That Matters--Tuesday vote to give control of schools to Mayor crucial--would advance cause of kids |
| 420 | Blum | 2 Votes Short, Mayor Pushes School Control--Williams cites 'moral obligation' to change system |
| 421 | Blum | Williams's School Plan Defeated 9/4--Council Scoffs at Takeover Bid, vote 11/2 to make all-elected after '06 |
| 421 | Editor | One Verdict on Vouchers--pro-active group presents 1400 families, 3000 kids interested, critics wrong |
| 422 | Williams | DC Officials Spread Blame on School Plan--major defeat for mayor--next steps unclear |
| 423 | Blum | Interim DC School Chief Gets $33,750 Bonus--from School Board for 6-mos work: example of too much |
| 425 | Blum | Mayor Attempts to Mitigate DC School Bd Proposal--Williams would still hire, fire superintendent |
| 427 | Editor | That School Board--bonus to interim chief might have been OK if basic school opns good: not so--bad board |
| 429 | Blum | Hundreds of DC Parents Seek Voucher Information--orientation sessions held for new program |
| MAY, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 415 | Sullivan | Future of Historic 1911 Crummell School Debated--neighbors resist DC plan to sell Ivy City site named for black |
| 501 | Staff | Vote on DC School Board Structure Delayed--to wait for return of Chair on emergency leave |
| 503 | Editor | The Mayor Tries Again--status quo is unacceptable--new hybrid 'state board' super hired by mayor, |
| 504 | Staff | 900 Families Seek School Vouchers for about 2000 kids-- more vouchers sought before 5/10 |
| 508 | Blum | Finalists for Top DC Schools Job Interviewed--committee says great candidates are applying |
| 512 | Blum | Four in Running for Superintendent Job--search panel forwards names of 3 educators, one ex-airline exec |
| 512 | Trejos | The Lost Freshmen--many students in area have to repeat 9th grade--22% not promoted in Pr. George's school |
| 512 | Editor | Wanted: A School Chief--little known about for candidates, covert selection process borders on occult! |
| 513 | Montgomery | DC May Pay $600K for a School Chief--mayor asking city businesses to kick in to raise sky-high package |
| 513 | Blum | DC Board Cutting Hundreds of Teachers--changes take effect at end of school year--lop 285 tchrs, 272 staff |
| 517 | Strauss | Mayor's Choice for Schools Super Tours DC--Crew ousted from NY City system after trying to fire principals |
| 518 | Blum | DC Schools Chief Finalist Takes Miami Job--officials say other good candidates remain, reasons unclear |
| 519 | Blum | Mayor is Dealt Defeat on Schools--DC Council approves bill rejecting takeover by 7/6: mayor may veto |
| 519 | Editor | Why Mr. Crew Flew--impact of council and school board blocking mayor's take over discouraged finalist |
| 520 | Hsu | DC Schools Can't Spend US Voucher Funds--Senator DeWine says system lacks adequate plan for $13M |
| 520 | Blum | DC Moves to Close Charter School--board votes after audit questions spending at Village Learning Center |
| 521 | Blum | DC Superintendent Search Hurt by Oversight Dispute--governance uncertainty major factor in turndown |
| 522 | Editor | Can the 'Collaborative'--Council school plan gimmick doesn't fly--Crew's views aped by two other candidates |
| 526 | Blum | School Without Walls Decried--NW Elementary's parents, pupils protest construction delay |
| 526 | Trejos | Pr. George's Schools Expansion Thwarted--Council wants system to build new facilities, not expand old ones |
| 527 | Editor | Sabotaging DC Schools--Congressional interference in DC as outrageous as school governance stalemate |
| 527 | Blum | DC Principal Fired Over Missing Bus--vehicle bought with school money may have been improperly sold |
| 528 | Blum | Banneker High School Classes Canceled in Sickout--32 of 36 full-time teachers protest staff cuts |
| 528 | Montgomery | Mayor, R F Crew Exchange Words--school chief candidate who turned DC down calls mayor 'classless' |
| 529 | Editor | No Way to Treat Schools--DC leaders consider school system political football, hence staff cuts |
| 529 | Blum | Mayor Vetoes School Board Bill--mayor still seeks to take control of DC system, says board failed |
| JUNE, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 506 | Dvorak | Catholic Schools' Renaissance--private fund drives are restoring crumbling inner-city campuses |
| 605 | Editor | Superintendent Wanted--city and board must reach agreement that makes job worthwhile: get on with it |
| 606 | Blum | Study Urges DC Schools to Halt Computer Plan, Use City System--$25M sunk, lost w/0 $23M more! |
| 606 | Simmons/Ucelli | How to Grow a Smart School System--get accountability; equitable resources, good information/data |
| 608 | Mui | Interim Chief Favored for Howard Cnty School Super--would switch to four-yr contract v national search |
| 608 | Blum | Mayor Accedes to Council in Altering School Bill--improve collective bargaining? limited mayoral powers? |
| 609 | Blum | DC Officials Travel to California to Talk with School Candidate--former Long Beach super favored |
| 610 | Editor | Computer Failures--after six years, $25M, DCPS still has 'worst of both worlds': tried too hard to tailor, etc. |
| 610 | Mathews | DC Close to Hiring Schools Chief--going after former Long Beach, CA, school super Carl A Cohn |
| 611 | Blum | DC School Voucher Applications Fall Short--but not by much--about 1400 of potential 1600 have applied |
| 612 | Blum | DC Schools Wasted Millions, Report Says--may have blown $8.8M with contract to 'least competent bidder' |
| 613 | Mathews | Pick for DC Superintendent Risk-Taking Achiever--lifelong Californian called 'educator worth wooing' |
| 616 | Blum | DC Schools Candidate Lists His Conditions--recruit would take position for one yr, wants oversight changes |
| 617 | Blum | Mayor Open to Hiring Short-term School Chief--claims he could 'set the building blocks to rebuild the system' |
| 622 | Editor | A Temp for School Chief--gotta get a better tenure deal from candidate: get it right this time! |
| 626 | Blum | Top Choice to Manage DC Schools Backs Out--DC's concessions fail to persuade Californian to take job |
| 626 | Editor | Be Nice to Robert Rice--interim DC school chief is all the city's got now: let school Bd find new superintendent |
| 629 | Blum | Charter School Ordered Closed--DC Bd cites fiscal mgmt, other problems at 460-kid 'Village Learning Cntr" |
| 630 | Mui | More Schools Meeting MD's Test Standards--200 of 1430 still below stds: Pr. George's worse by far |
| JULY, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 701 | Blum | No Stampede for New McKinley Tech High School--lag in applications blamed on limited publicity |
| 701 | Blum | DCPS Schools Chief Search to Resume Promptly--DC will consider new and previous applicants |
| 708 | Fisher OpEd | What DC Got from 'Wizard of Long Beach'--could he have fought bureaucracy? many systems troubled.... |
| 708 | FisherOp(cont) | ....cited 3 specials issues: too many cooks w/o authority; middle class kids gone; public jobs too easy |
| 710 | Chan | For 1 DC School, Rough Summer Start--at Sousa, kids leave, principal fumes, parents decry teacher no-shows |
| 710 | Staff | Pr. George's Schools Form Donation Arm--"Excellence in Education Fdtn" nonprofit to work outside system |
| 716 | Irwin | DC public Library Wins in Current Site Plan--Old Convention Cntr wouldn't have hotel or music center! |
| 716 | Staff | House Backs Extending Tuition Assistance--extends college assistance for DC-ites for another five years |
| 722 | Chan | DC School Board to Offer Healthier Vending Choices--nutritous snacks, fruit juices to replace junk foods? |
| 723 | Chan | DC Schools Renew Hunt for Chief--search committee interviewing seven candidates: hope to narrow soon |
| 724 | Chan | Four Finalists Chosen for DC Schools Chief--from Rochester, NY, Toledo, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, Illinois State |
| 726 | Chan | Two Top Contenders for DC Schools--Illinois, Toledo leaders have urban experience: Schiller and Sanders |
| 728 | Strauss | DC to Push Education for Adults--have spent Fed$4M to improve capacity, awareness for English, GED |
| 730 | Chan | Officials to Return to Task of Picking Schools Chief--panel cites need to end DC's protracted search |
| 731 | Chan | DC Schools Chief Candidate Withdraws--Pittsburgh super Thompson complains of premature disclosure |
| AUGUST, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 801 | Joseph ltr | Building Blocks for Better Schools in MD--stop playing numbers games, address fundamental issues |
| 801 | Abelmann ltr | Building Blocks for Better Schools in DC--new environment needed: less blame, more help higher aims |
| 802 | Chan | Despite 'No Child' Law, Few Transfer Slots Open--68 schools below par, but no room in high, middle schools |
| 805 | Chan | VA Official Leads Candidates to Run DC Schools--39-yr-old state commissioner emerges from nowhere |
| 805 | FisherOpEd | Rare Chance to Redeem DC Libraries--sell off old bldg, raise $, get new main library, 21 branches for $170M |
| 806 | Chan | DC Moves Quickly on Schools' Aspirant--search committee to interview young VA lawyer: some caught off guard |
| 807 | Staff | Top Superintendent Candidate Interviewed--by search committee including officials, parents, unions |
| 808 | MerrowOpEd | Can DC's Search Make the Grade?--schools need a new kind of leader: hire bankruptcy firm to salvage it! |
| 810 | Chan | DC Panel Backs Two to Lead Schools--VA state official out of running: down to Toledo vs Rochester |
| 810 | Chan | Few DC Students Apply for Transfers--parents have til 8/21 to request school switch, but no options after ES |
| 811 | Chan | DC School Panel Endorses Janey--Board will vote on educator with Rochester,NY, Boston, MA experience |
| 812 | Chan | DC Names Janey Chief of Schools--plans to start within the month: 'not where you start, but where you finish' |
| 813 | Editor | DC's Search Ends--last thing new super needs is micromanagement: officials act as policy-makers |
| 815 | Chan | DC Schools Chief Gets Mixed Reviews--stubborn, aloof, impractical, or determined, cerebral, idealistic? |
| 816 | RaspberryOpEd | No Quick Fixes for DC Schools--like DC gov't, DCPS source of jobs, not serving people or kids: where are parents? |
| 817 | Staff | DC's McKinley Tech High School Reopens--closed in '97 for $75M renovation--applicants lagging? |
| 818 | Staff | Mayor Offers $1M Grants Tied to Charter School Locations--part of 'City Build' to attract new residents |
| 819 | Staff | Grants Tied to Charter School Locations--mayor offers $1M to each willing to locate in 12 n'hoods losing kids |
| 821 | Fernandez | Janey Pledges Extra effort to Fix Schools -- new DC superintendent says disrepair 'totally unacceptable' |
| 822 | Fuller | DC School Transfer Period Ends with Just a Trickle--only 106 move of 33K eligible due to static test scores |
| 825 | Yrejos | Baltimore City Schools Placed on Watch List--16 campuses face deadline to curb threat of violence |
| 829 | Silberman ltr | The Best School Plan: Follow-Through--schools need accountability, responsibility, funding source |
| 829 | Chan | In Busy Visits to DC, Janey Carts Mission of Reform--new super. eager to tackle many challenges |
| SEPTEMBER, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 901 | MilloyOpEd | A Nice School Is Nice, but Not Enough--first new school East of Anacostia, but still gotta make use of it |
| 901 | Mathews | SAT Scores Up at Many Area Schools--Montgomery joins Fairfax at 1100+, nat norm even at 1026, DC=814 |
| 901 | Chan | Many DC School Vouchers Go Unused--290 students forgo $7500 tuition grants, most of rest (1069) go Catholic |
| 902 | Chan | Three Fired Over Delay in Opening DC's Eastern High School--schedules and room assignments not ready |
| 903 | Chan | Eastern High Opens Late, Unprepared--only 665 (of 1000?) show up, still no schedules or room assignments |
| 904 | Chan | DC Schools' Techies Pull All-Nighters for Eastern Schedules--849 kids get programs thanks to outsiders |
| 904 | Editor | School Daze--fiasco at Eastern high school starts year off badly: indication of how much ahead for Janey |
| 908 | Chan | Sallie Mae Gives $28M to DC Charter Schools--'CityBuild' to help get charters in key poor neighborhoods |
| 909 | Chan | Principal, Parents Voice Concerns--Eastern High gets blunt critique: crumbling bldg, unruly kids, poor tchrs, |
| 911 | Chan | Principal with Fake PhD Removed--DC elementary school educator shifted over to Eastern High |
| 911 | Schorr OpEd | Charter Schools: Still Proving What Works--many are proving their worth with new approaches: keep at it |
| 915 | Trejos | Students Do Better on Statewide MD Exams--diploma requirement looms as many struggle to learn |
| 919 | Motley OpEd | Skills DC Students Can Trade On--wants construction school at Cardozo High, but kids shy from blue collar jobs |
| 921 | Mathews | Boarding Schools Nurture Low-Income Students--charter schools get Fed$14K for every live-in: some feel cut off |
| 921 | Trejos | Schools Vying for Share of Tutoring Funds--new public school programs compete with private businesses |
| 927 | Strauss | DCPS's Janey Makes Brisk Work of Schools--shake-up begins with learning standards: NAEP v Stanford 9 |
| OCTOBER, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 1006 | Chan | DCPSS Janey Finds Widespread Failure in DC Schools--firings, outsourcing being considered |
| 1006 | Barker | Howard University Gets $71M Gift from Corporate Alliance--plan to upgrade engineering technology |
| 1008 | Staff | Pr. William Cnty School Enrollment Booming--up to 66,100 kids for '04-'05 (v 64K in DC; pop'n 340K=60% of DC) |
| 1010 | Chan | Few Kids in DC Transfer Schools--of 25K-33K eligible, 106 apply, 68 accepted: 'startlingly few' v suburbs |
| 1019 | Helderman | Graduation Rate Steady after SOL Exams--94.3% (72,115 kids) still graduate, though classes getting smaller |
| 1021 | Strauss | Four Outsiders Among Six Janey Hires--from Fairfax, Tennessee, New York, elsewhere |
| 1026 | Strauss | Special Ed Drivers Miss Work in Alleged Sickout--union denies orchestrating action but faults DC on pay |
| 1026 | Mui | Pr. George's Warned on School Scores--districts in St. Mary's, Charles Cnty also risk state sanctions |
| 1030 | Fernandez | 41 Parents, Guardians of DC Students Without Shots Sent to Court--for violating Compulsory Attendance Law |
| NOVEMBER, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 1104 | Sheridan | Latino to Add His Voice to DC School Board--FCC official Reinoso defeated 6 candidates, incl incumbent |
| 1104 | Strauss | Charter School Measure Slips into DC Law--city furious not consulted re selling them DCPS land 25% off |
| 1105 | Salmon | Utah Family Gives $5M to Gallaudet--donation to help fund center for communications at school for deaf |
| 1107 | Sun | Connecting to Overhaul DC Schools--community leaders close summit with pledge to set aside differences |
| 1109 | Mathews | Philadelphia Shows Progress in Schools Run by Companies--'diverse provider' model seems to work |
| 1111 | Strauss | One School Tells System's Torment--at dilapidated (75% used) Bruce-Monroe, empty promises constant |
| 1111 | Trejos | Two New High Schools Planned for Pr. George's--'baby boom echo' leaves PGPS 6000 seats short in 06 |
| 1124 | Milloy | Ballou High School Band's Many Supporters Should Be Proud--comes in 2nd in national contest |
| 1130 | Staff | New Schools Facilities Head Starts Work--Cornell Brown hired by Janey from Baltimore public schools |
| DECEMBER, 2004 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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| 1107 | Staff | Tuition Assist Program Continued--Congress extends $2500 grants thru 2007: helped 6000 kids so far |
| 1201 | Fernandez | DC Library Backers Sorry, Not Surprised--'windfall' $45M community investment cut from early stadium plan |
| 1209 | Fernandez | 32-member DC Panel to Advise on Library Reforms--mayor taps local, national leaders |
| 1209 | Strauss | Many Schools Cite Shortages--principals lack books, teachers, security, says DC Voice survey |
| 1212 | de Vise | Enrollment in Advanced Courses Surging at Regional High Schools--incl. DC, though relatively fewer |
| 1215 | Dana | Super. Weast's $1.7B '06 Budget Targets Class Size, Special Ed--more staff; all-day K, ass't principals |
| 1215 | Dobbs | Charter vs. Traditional Schools--DC public schools not easy to compare, facilities, academics, staff, etc. |
| 1215 | Shah (Curr) | Wilson High School Mulls Switch to Charter--would get $3500 more per kid + $200 per kid for maintenance |
| 1216 | Hsu(cont) | ...6644 kids helped in 4 years: 51% from richer wards (2,3,4,5); 45% from poorer (1,6,7,8) |
| 1216 | Hsu | Senators Question Tuition Program--need revisions?: too easy, unbalanced private ($2.1K), public ($6.9K).... |
| 1220 | Cohn | ESL Enrollment Slows in Inner Suburbs--suspect higher real estate prices forcing immigrants further out |
| 1221 | Trejos | Scrutiny Troubles Pr. George's Schools--turmoil over Hornsby, school board has familiar feel to many |
| 1225 | Strauss | DC to Pay Penalty, Use Stanford Test Again--broke promise to DoEd to administer different test |
