Office of the State Superintendent of Education
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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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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Capitol Building Tour
Sixth-graders from Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School in northeast D.C. recently got a guided tour of the Capitol Building.
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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: ESSA State Plan Approved
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education announced on Aug. 30 that the U.S. Department of Education has approved…
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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Teacher Appreciation Week
DCPS will observe annual Teacher Appreciation Week from May 1-5.
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