.DC Public Schools proposed Sy24-25 budgets cut 200 school-level FTEs (-2.2%) citywide, including -64 general education teachers, -46 admin, & -45 classroom instructional support positions. Also include additional +18 ELL, + 12 leadership, & + 4 SPED positions.

Parents with college-bound kids — DC opened applications for tuition support through the DC TAG, DC Futures, and Mayor’s Scholars programs. 🎓🎓🎓

The programs were delayed due to the federal government’s FAFSA delays.

Get DC support for college ⬇️
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Christina Grant, a top education leader in D.C., to step down this year wapo.st/3TwN9HA

D.C.'s state superintendent of education is leaving her role after three years. Story to come:

There's been a lot of attention in DC on a plan to pair Maury & Miner ES. DC Deputy Mayor for Education told Council of DC he is 'not recommending a flip-the-switch solution, but recommending a continued discussion.' Leaders considering a task force instead of merging ASAP. washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

This is infuriating and should greatly concern everyone living in the D.C. region.

The journalists at DCist are fiercely dedicated and produce some of the best (and most accessible) local reporting in the District.

Great Lauren Lumpkin piece looking at a divisive plan to integrate two D.C. elementary schools walking distance from one another with vastly different demographics washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

An excellent look at the plan stirring pushback that would combine two elementary schools on Capitol Hill and diversify them both via Lauren Lumpkin. Maury and Miner are within walking distance; could they form one community? wapo.st/3OIWnhe

Our community — which is, btw, the nation’s capital — deserves a strong, well-resourced local news department with investment from the top.

As the great Mike Semel says: We are America’s city desk.

Tell the company why LOCAL NEWS MATTERS via this link: actionnetwork.org/letters/worker…

Today I’m walking off the job with hundreds of my Washington Post colleagues because the company is breaking the law and bargaining in bad faith. Respect our picket line during our 24-hour strike by avoiding Washington Post journalism on Dec. 7.

After their children were killed, these D.C.-area mothers took their pain to the stage.

They had hoped if an audience could hear their stories, something in the community might change — no more mothers crying over their dying sons.
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🧵In June, I and my colleagues survived a shooting at one of the most unlikeliest places -- a high school graduation in Richmond, Va. 7 people were shot. 2 died.

We were there reporting on, of all things, how Richmond's educators and students cope with community gun violence.

I'm LIVE NOW answering your questions on student loans. Payments resume Oct. 1. Are you ready? washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

NEW: The first woman who accused John Falcicchio, Mayor Muriel Bowser's former chief of staff, of sexual harassment, speaks out in an interview w/ The Washington Post: 'I knew that I had to play the game with him to keep my job.' This is a difficult read. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

I’m officially on the Instagram train🥳 Follow me there for a closer look at how I do my job, plus updates on the issues that matter to youth in D.C.

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There's been a flurry of laws passed to restrict sex education. But in DC, public schools will soon be *required* to teach all students about menstruation starting in 4th grade. Fascinating story from Lauren Lumpkin washingtonpost.com/education/2023…

All outdoor activities will remain canceled at our schools today. Recess, outdoor P.E. classes, athletic practices and competitions, and other outdoor events will resume when air quality returns to normal.

Learn more about 'Code Purple' precautions here: bit.ly/DC_CodePurple

Class of '23 was the last class who experienced the entirety of the pandemic during high school. So it was important for Overlea High School to build relationships w/students. The school’s spike in its grad rate was a sign that what they were doing was working.
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This smoke and air quality is.... rough.😷 DCPS has canceled all outdoor activities at schools today, and we're seeing hazy conditions all across the area.

What's the air look like where you are?

'Many of us would not feel comfortable with another colored individual coaching cheerleading at Oakton.'

Taken from the anonymous email sent to the cheer coach about former Black coaches at Oakton High School. Read about Coach Faith and FCPS's response: washingtonpost.com/education/2023…