Office of the State Superintendent of Education
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Officials and Parents Continue to Weigh in on Data Collection Issues
More than a month after an auditor’s report revealed gaps in the District’s collection of education data, questions remain among…
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District’s Parents and Teachers Push for an End to PARCC
Throughout the school year, many parents have found it difficult to facilitate the virtual learning experience for their children, due…
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Social Studies Standards Revamp Underway Soon
Over the next few weeks, a technical writing team formed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)…
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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: ESSA Task Force Update
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) education task force will make recommendations in June to the State Board on equity…
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Parents, Advocates Weigh In on STAR Rating System
Earlier this month, on the eve of an annual public and charter school fair, the Office of the State Superintendent…
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DCPS Leaders Reinvigorate Efforts to Combat Absenteeism
D.C's interim deputy mayor for education faces an uphill battle in combating chronic absenteeism — a dilemma playing out across…
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Hundreds of Unlicensed Teachers in DCPS System: Report
A yearlong investigation by a D.C. news station reveals that about 1,000 teachers in the District of Columbia Public Schools…
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Residency Fraud Alleged at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
An internal investigation reported by The Washington Post found that out of a sample of 100 students at Duke Ellington…
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Graduation Despite Chronic Absenteeism: A Citywide Issue
A report commissioned by the office that oversees the District's public and public charter schools issued a report Tuesday that…
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EDFEST Returns, Making Families First
Now in its fourth year, EdFEST 2017 returns to the DC Armory in Southeast with the purpose of providing a…
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