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Education Spotlight
AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR DC SCHOOLS: A LOOK AT DC CAS TEST SCORE TRENDS
Introduction An analysis of standardized test scores in all DC publicly funded schools — including DC Public Schools and DC public charter schools — shows that the share of students scoring at a proficient level at the typical school fell slightly between 2008 and 2012. Among all 152 schools in existence in both years, one-third [...]
Will Closing Schools Pay Off? DCPS Closure Plan Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings or Better Resourced Schools
DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson has announced plans to close and consolidate as many as 20 public schools, with the final decision expected this month. Of the 20 schools, 17 are slated to close by the end of the 2012-13 school year. If approved, this would be the largest set of school closures [...]
Testimony
April 22nd, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
April 17th, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance And Policy Analyst, At the Oversight Hearing on The Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the District of Columbia Public Schools
March 15th, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education and Finance Policy Analyst, At the FY 2012 Performance Oversight Hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
February 22nd, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Performance Oversight Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
December 21st, 2012
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
April 17th, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance And Policy Analyst, At the Oversight Hearing on The Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the District of Columbia Public Schools
March 15th, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education and Finance Policy Analyst, At the FY 2012 Performance Oversight Hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
February 22nd, 2013
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Performance Oversight Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
December 21st, 2012
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
Recent Reports
March 21st, 2013
Adding It Up: What Do We Already Know About Next Year’s DC Public Schools Budget?
March 15th, 2013
A Budget That Gives Parents the Tools to Succeed in the Job Market
March 13th, 2013
AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR DC SCHOOLS: A LOOK AT DC CAS TEST SCORE TRENDS
February 22nd, 2013
Supporting Low-Performing Schools through Out-of-School Time Programs and Parent Engagement
January 24th, 2013
What to Watch: How Savings from the DC Public Schools Consolidation Will Be Reinvested Next Year
January 15th, 2013
Will Closing Schools Pay Off? DCPS Closure Plan Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings or Better Resourced Schools
Adding It Up: What Do We Already Know About Next Year’s DC Public Schools Budget?
March 15th, 2013
A Budget That Gives Parents the Tools to Succeed in the Job Market
March 13th, 2013
AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR DC SCHOOLS: A LOOK AT DC CAS TEST SCORE TRENDS
February 22nd, 2013
Supporting Low-Performing Schools through Out-of-School Time Programs and Parent Engagement
January 24th, 2013
What to Watch: How Savings from the DC Public Schools Consolidation Will Be Reinvested Next Year
January 15th, 2013
Will Closing Schools Pay Off? DCPS Closure Plan Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings or Better Resourced Schools
