Current News

Report Reaffirms Academic Gains for DC Opportunity Scholarship Participants
(06/16/2008)

Summer of Safety Last Day of School Block Parties
(06/12/2008)

"Sharing the Dream" Grant Opportunity for Principals - Deadline June 20, 2008
(06/06/2008)

Up to $10,000 in college financial aid is available for eligible D.C. residents - deadline June 30, 2008
(05/30/2008)

DC State Board of Education Approves Arts Education Standards
(05/22/2008)

The Public and the Public Schools: The Coproduction of Education
(04/01/2008)

Senate Accepts Pryor Measures to Create Science Parks, Lower School Drop-Out Rates
(03/14/2008)

Fenty, Rhee Lay Out Plan to Close DCPS Projected Budget Gap
(03/06/2008)

DCPS Explores Partnerships to Assist Failing Schools
(02/25/2008)

Fenty, Rhee and Reinoso Announce Revised School Consolidation Plan
(02/01/2008)

Fenty, Rhee Launch "Saturday Scholars" Program to Improve Assessment Gains
(01/18/2008)

Secretary Spellings Awards Over $38 Million to 20 States in School Improvement Grants
(01/16/2008)

Fenty and Rhee Announce a New School Achievement Award Program
(12/18/2007)

Fenty Administration Announces Special Education Agreement in Court Case
(12/12/2007)

Rhee and Reinoso Take Academic Plan to the Community
(12/01/2007)

Fenty Administration Examines Options for Schools in Federal Restructuring Status
(11/16/2007)

'Doing What Works' Web Site Launched to Help Educators
(11/02/2007)

$14 Million to Help States Better Assess Students with Disabilities Under No Child Left Behind, IDEA
(10/09/2007)

Test Scores Slow Under No Child Left Behind Reforms, Gauged by States and the Federal Assessment
(07/30/2007)

March 2007: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Announcement -- New Scholarships to Make College Success a Reality for D.C. High School Students
(03/01/2007)

March 2007: DCEC Names Donna Power Stowe New Executive Director
(03/01/2007)