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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 ...
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Columbia Public Schools has its next superintendent
The district's chief academic officer, Jeff Klein, who began with the district at the start of the school year, will start ...
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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 ...
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Trump Axed $400M in Funds for Columbia. Could a School District Be Next?
Student protesters gather inside an encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024. The federal government ...
Education Department investigates DC schools’ ability to help special needs students
The Department of Education sent a letter to D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee saying it plans to evaluate the ...
Bowser proposes $123 million increase in school funding as DC makes budget cuts
With Washington’s school system projected to see an enrollment increase of 1,000 students this year, Bowser’s proposal constitutes a 2.7% increase to the city’s per-pupil funding formula, sending $75 ...
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Columbia School Board extends calendar to May 27, approves new superintendent contract
The school year is set to end on May 23. If the new calendar is approved, the school year will end on May 27, with the last ...
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Columbia Public Schools has its next superintendent
Columbia Public Schools named Jeff Klein, the current chief academic officer, as the new superintendent. Klein has previous experience in district-level leadership, serving as assistant ...