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Tag: OSSE

The Kids Mobile Medical Clinic/Ronald McDonald Care Mobile partners with D.C. Health to help ensure all D.C. children meet vaccination requirements in time for school. (Courtesy of MedStar Health)
Posted inEducation

OSSE Lowers Age Mandates for COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

by Lindiwe Vilakazi August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

OSSE has officially mandated a full series of COVID-19 vaccination shots for students 12 to 15 years old for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.

DC Central Kitchen is preparing free lunches to deliver to children in Washington, D.C., at swimming pools, schools and summer camps. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Organizations Fight Food Insecurity During Summer Break

by Lindiwe Vilakazi July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
**FILE** Christina Grant, acting D.C. superintendent of education (Courtesy of OSSE via Twitter)
Posted inEducation

Grant Nomination Highlights Misgivings About Standardized Testing

by Sam P.K. Collins November 23, 2021December 21, 2021
Ward 3 SBOE Representative Ruth Wattenberg (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation

D.C. State Board Revisits the STAR Framework

by Sam P.K. Collins November 23, 2021December 21, 2021
**FILE** D.C.'s Brentwood neighborhood (Eric T. Gunther via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

Brentwood Residents Sue Mayor, City Over Planned OSSE Bus Terminal

by WI Guest Author October 26, 2021December 21, 2021
LaJoy Johnson-Law received conflicting information on when a school attended by her special needs daughter would reopen. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLocal

Mayoral Control Question Reemerges as Demands for Virtual Learning Surge

by Sam P.K. Collins October 6, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Early Child Care Advocates Organize for Greater Support, Workers Compensation

by Sam P.K. Collins June 23, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation

Former State Board Candidate Charles Boston Fights for Trades-Based Curriculum

by Sam P.K. Collins May 19, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inLocal

Officials and Parents Continue to Weigh in on Data Collection Issues

by Sam P.K. Collins April 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation

OSSE Opts to Cancel PARCC this Spring

by Sam P.K. Collins February 25, 2021December 21, 2021

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