Month: October 2017

Should DC Have an “At-Risk” Preference in its School Lottery?

The Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at Luke C. Moore High School focused on D.C.’s complicated lottery and what an “at risk” preference is. The task force working group on improving outcomes for at-risk students hosted an informative presentation by Cat Peretti, Executive Director of the My School DC Lottery, on the possibility of including an…

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DCPS Should Plan to Grow to 65,000

Last month Chancellor Antwan Wilson released DC Public Schools’ new five-year strategic plan entitled, “A Capital Commitment: 2017-2022”. The plan includes six goals to measure the system’s progress toward achieving its vision, mission and strategic priorities. The sixth goal, “90% of students re-enroll and DCPS serves 54,000 students,” shows that DCPS plans to grow by over 5,000 students from 48,510…

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