DC mayor treads carefully as Trump and Hill GOP threaten capital city’s budget, autonomy
As DC Council members roamed the halls of Congress on Monday, lobbying GOP lawmakers against a federal funding bill that ...
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Federal Investigation Targets D.C. Public Schools Over Special Education Failures
The U.S. Department of Education‘s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an investigation into the District of Columbia ...
DC families organize 'Recess at the Capitol' to protest federal spending bill
Organizers ask parents to bring their DCPS students, who are off school Thursday, to the Hart atrium to protest the $1 billion cuts to DC's budget.
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D.C. schools faces federal probe over services for special needs students
The federal probe follows a finding from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that D.C. has one of the highest rates of due ...
Dept. of Education investigating DC Public Schools over disability discrimination
The investigation will evaluate if the district is failing to meet the needs of students with special needs or disabilities.
DC schools budget calls for modest spending increase as Bowser unveils new spending formula
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled Tuesday a blueprint for the District’s annual spending plan for each student in its public ...
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Parents of kids with special needs respond to Dept. of Education investigation into DCPS
For students eligible to receive transportation services, OSSE will continue to partner with DC public schools as our Division of Student Transportation works to meet the related services ...
Bowser wants more money for D.C. schools. Here’s what she’s proposing.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is proposing a 2.7 percent increase to the city's per-pupil funding formula for schools and $44 ...
US Education Department to investigate DC schools' treatment of disabled students
The U.S. Department of Education will investigate DC Public Schools to evaluate if the district is failing to meet the needs of students with disabilities and special needs.
DC Public Schools educator honored with $25K Milken Educator Award
Assistant Principal Ariel Horton of Noyes Elementary School was honored Thursday with the Milken Education Award for her work with D.C. Public Schools students.
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Fairfax County Public Schools launches school bus camera program to protect students
Drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses in Fairfax County will soon face fines as part of a new effort to protect students as they exit or board the bus.