Ever since D.C. Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced plans to close 15 city schools, activists and politicians have peppered her with different versions of the same question: How will she persuade students from closed schools to stay within DCPS instead of fleeing to charters? Read More [post_view] Continue reading Henderson Outlines Plan To Retain D.C. Students After Closing 15 Schools
BY KAREN GRAY HOUSTON/myfoxdc WASHINGTON – Ten years later, DC public schools are still living with the loss of three students and three teachers on September 11th. Two National Geographic Society staffers also died on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. They were in route to a science field trip to Los Angeles. All were honored and remembered Sunday by some 2200 George Washington University freshmen students as part of a National Day of Service. The students planted gardens and painted murals at several DC public schools, including the three schools where the victims taught and went to classes. … Continue reading DC Schools 9/11 Victims Honored by Day of Service