Perspectives D.C. public schools’ woes continue as teachers lack contract for third straight year Spencer Irvine November 8, 2022 The D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) system in Washington, D.C. is a giant mess, similar to the political situation in the…
Faculty Lounge Survey: District of Columbia is Second-to-Last in Financial Literacy Spencer Irvine April 13, 2017 The capital of the United States has the second-to-last financial literacy rating in the entire nation, according to a recent survey.
Faculty Lounge American University in DC Promotes Statue to Grant Clemency for Cop Killer Leonard Peltier Spencer Irvine December 26, 2016 UPDATE: The American University communications team informed us that it isn’t a campaign for Peltier’s release: We noticed that your outlet…
Faculty Lounge Washington D.C. Area has the Worst Student Loan Debt Situation in the Country Spencer Irvine August 19, 2016 From the College Fix: Six of the 10 richest counties in America are clustered around Washington, D.C. But the city…
Faculty Lounge Penn State Students Go to DC to Teach High Schoolers about Social Justice Spencer Irvine July 15, 2016 So does social justice pay the bills? Penn State students recently spent time in D.C. teaching high schoolers about social justice in a series of workshops.
Perspectives Parade for D.C. Statehood on Independence Day Kallina Crompton July 7, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C.– As many people paraded through our nation’s capital to celebrate Independence Day, a few dozen people gathered together…
Perspectives Artistic Freedom Well Spent Malcolm A. Kline December 18, 2015 We have spared no shortage of blog space on our problems with George Washington University over the past three decades….
Faculty Lounge D.C. Homeschooling Rises by a Third in Two Years Spencer Irvine December 16, 2015 Home-based education is a rising trend in D.C. education.
Perspectives Michelle Rhee’s Policies Still Linger Malcolm A. Kline March 3, 2015 When she served as chancellor of Washington, D.C.’s public schools, Michelle Rhee’s policies provoked scorn from Capital City teachers, to…
Faculty Lounge D.C. Councilman wants to name City University after Marion Barry Spencer Irvine February 5, 2015 This isn’t a joke. The effort is to rename the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) after deceased former…
Events Charter School Health Improves, Gives Hope to Parents and Students Spencer Irvine October 11, 2014 At the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, several public charter school officials lauded the rising popularity of charter schools across the…
