VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON, D.C. – A total of 388 jobs were cut from D.C. schools on Friday, and officials said of those employees, 229 were teachers. School officials say they were forced to make the cuts because of a $43.9 million budget shortfall for the 2010 fiscal year. Officials said 39 schools lost no teachers; […]
VIA WJLA: More than 100 D.C. teenagers walked out of class Monday because they’re angry about the way they say their teachers are being treated. Students from four D.C. public high schools converged on the school system’s headquarters Monday. They’re upset about impending teacher layoffs recently announced by D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. “I am out […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Budget problems will force $40 million in budget cuts by D.C. Public Schools by the end of October. The move announced Wednesday could prompt teacher layoffs and increasing class sizes. The D.C. schools budget is estimated at $700 million, and the budget ax has fallen. It’s still uncertain of the effect it […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: Enrollment in D.C. public schools topped 44,000 Wednesday, bringing it within a few hundred students of administrators’ target for the 2009-10 academic year, Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee’s office reported. Jennifer Calloway, Rhee’s spokeswoman, said enrollment in the system’s 127 schools stood at 44,397, a significant increase from the 37,000 students registered […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: Fenty: Don’t Ask Me About My Kids! Mayor Adrian M. Fenty told reporters again that he will not answer any questions about twins Andrew and Matthew attending Lafayette Elementary. The Northwest school is not within the boundaries of his Crestwood neighborhood. Their in-boundary school is West Education Center. School sources say the […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON – With classes set to begin Monday in D.C. schools, teachers in the District already have a big homework assignment. Teachers were given a 200-page volume last week called the “DCPS Teaching and Learning Framework.” It outlines Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s expectations for teacher performance. Teachers will receive revamped evaluations based in part […]
