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ALERT: False Information ABOUT “fake” debate being circulatedTHIS IS YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT, BY INDIVIDUALS, TO MISINFORM AND MISLEAD OUR MEMBERS Today, the Washington Teachers’ Union learned that false information is being circulated to WTU members stating that a “debate” has been scheduled for June 19, 2013 beginning at 5:00 PM at McKinley Tech High School. The information was distributed with the WTU […] MORE >> |
SHORT READS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19Disputed Review Finds Disparities in Teacher Prep (Education Week) Common Core: Setting the Record Straight (Education Week) Yes, D.C., these neighborhoods are gentrifying (Washington Business Journal) Education Department tells states they could get more time to fulfill reform promises (Washington Post) Community Profile: Thomas Byrd (Washington Informer) Chancellor Kaya Henderson honors top D.C. graduates, hopes […] MORE >> |
OPINION: The problem(s) with D.C. school reform billsVia The Washington Post, By Elaine Weiss David Catania, the chairman of the D.C. Council’s Education Committee, has introduced seven school reform bills that, according to this Post story, could reshape the city’s public education system. Among other things, it calls for increasing funding for poor students, giving principals more power, altering the school lottery system, and […] MORE >> |
JUNE 13: D.C. teachers union president faces challenge in runoff election BY EMMA BROWN, THE WASHINGTON POST | LINK TO ARTICLE Washington Teachers Union President Nathan Saunders will face challenger Elizabeth Davis in a runoff election for his seat, union officials said.
BY EMMA BROWN, THE WASHINGTON POST | LINK TO ARTICLE