Category Archives: School Reform

A Back-to-School Special: Mary Levy Discusses DCPS’s de Facto Segregation, Lack of Transparency, High Turnover and More

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO MARY LEVY: download mp3 The DCPS school year is under way and many students are adjusting to an unfamiliar environment. They’re not alone. A surprising number of both teachers and principals are also completing their first month at … Continue reading →

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Department of Labor (Violations): DOL Decision Causes Hundreds of Teachers To Face Deportation

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO MILLET DE VERA PANGA: download mp3 Last week at a protest in front of the White House, Millet De Vera Panga said, “We’re here to appeal to President Obama to provide the international teachers from Prince George’s County … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Rhee’s Reign: A 2010 Interview with Teacher/Bloggers Candi Peterson and James Boutin

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Last week, Washington Teachers’ Union president Nathan Saunders suspended WTU general vice president Candi Peterson without pay. The reason? Because Peterson “walked out of a meeting with me,” wrote Saunders. Peterson, speaking to The Washington Examiner, said she left the … Continue reading →

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The Department of Labor and Prince George’s County May Be Teaming Up to Punish Whistleblowers

Posted on August 3, 2011 by admin

download mp3 “Okay, we’ve made use of you. Okay, it’s time for us to dump you.” – Charisse Cabrera, pre-kindergarten teacher, on PGCPS’s recent actions Is the Department of Labor teaming up with Prince George’s County Public Schools to punish … Continue reading →

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Protesters Push Back Against Right-Wing Voucher Movement

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO VOICES AT THE RALLY AGAINST VOUCHERS: download mp3 “We come down to D.C. today to protest the national campaign for vouchers,” said William Browning, legislative and education director of Action United, a social justice group in Pennsylvania. “Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Candi Peterson: From Teacher to Blogger to WTU General Vice President

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO CANDI PETERSON download mp3 “Here I am today, as the general vice president. Who could have thought this would have happened? But I’m glad it did,” said Candi Peterson, the recently elected general vice president of the Washington … Continue reading →

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Councilmembers Evans, Brown and Thomas Call for Pope’s Return to Hardy

Posted on March 4, 2011 by admin

“I have been very supportive of chancellors, of school reform, and I’ve sat here for a year and a half waiting for this issue to get solved and as of last Friday it was worse than it has ever been,” … Continue reading →

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Hardy Middle School Students Continue To Be Disrespected and Ignored

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin

download mp3 Carlos Hood, an eighth grade student at Hardy Middle School, has a message for Mayor Vincent Gray: “Do you remember when you extended your hand towards our school? But… now a year later, that extended hand turned into … Continue reading →

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Hardy’s Future Is Gray

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO ERIC WOODS download mp3 Wednesday, Feb. 2, Mayor Vincent Gray addressed the North Michigan Park Civic Association in Northeast D.C. During the Q&A, Miranda Woods, an eighth grade student at Hardy Middle School, expressed concern about the ongoing … Continue reading →

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School Reform in Black and White: The Fight to Save John Burroughs

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

(The “More Room On the Outside Interview” with Maria Jones won a DCTV Viewers’ Choice Award for “Best Community Focused Program.”) At the height of their power, former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee closed 23 schools. … Continue reading →

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