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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders S. 287 and S. 2342, to provide an elected mayor, city council, and nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives for D.C.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on the Judiciary
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 436
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders. S.J. Res. 10, to establish D.C. Charter Commission. S. 659, to establish D.C. appointed governor and secretary, a 15 member legislative assembly, and a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives for D.C.S. 1681, to establish a D.C. elected mayor, city council, school board, and nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011-07-25
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 0309209390
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public education with the goal of shaking up the system and bringing new energy to efforts to improve outcomes for students. The Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) shifted control of the city's public schools from an elected school board to the mayor, developed a new state department of education, created the position of chancellor, and made other significant management changes. A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools offers a framework for evaluating the effects of PERAA on DC's public schools. The book recommends an evaluation program that includes a systematic yearly public reporting of key data as well as in-depth studies of high-priority issues including: quality of teachers, principals, and other personnel; quality of classroom teaching and learning; capacity to serve vulnerable children and youth; promotion of family and community engagement; and quality and equity of operations, management, and facilities. As part of the evaluation program, the Mayor's Office should produce an annual report to the city on the status of the public schools, including an analysis of trends and all the underlying data. A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools suggests that D.C. engage local universities, philanthropic organizations, and other institutions to develop and sustain an infrastructure for ongoing research and evaluation of its public schools. Any effective evaluation program must be independent of school and city leaders and responsive to the needs of all stakeholders. Additionally, its research should meet the highest standards for technical quality.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders S. 287 and S. 2342, to provide an elected mayor, city council, and nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives for D.C.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on the Judiciary
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Published: 1958
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders legislation to establish limited D.C. home rule through providing for an elected mayor, city council, school board and non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 1850
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Harley Mould
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781596296817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore John and Jackie lent a touch of Camelot to the famous red-bricked rows, and even before the founding of the nation's capital, Georgetown was an influential port city. Men such as the charismatic Scot Ninian Beall came to the Potomac shores to capitalize on the riches of the New World. Beaver pelts, great hogsheads of tobacco and slaves all crossed the wharves of George Town. Through a series of vignettes, David Mould and Missy Loewe chronicle the fascinating history of the nation's oldest neighborhood. Discover the lost port city from the days of the Revolution and the terror of the War of 1812 to the founding of Georgetown University and the town's incorporation in the District of Columbia.
Author: Michael K. Fauntroy
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780761827146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArticle I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution of the United States grants Congress complete authority over the seat of government, the District of Columbia. This clause creates an infirmity that renders the residents of the District without the same measure of democracy enjoyed by Americans in the states. Various remedies have been attempted, none of which put the residents of the District on par with their fellow Americans. This book presents a political analysis of the relationship between Congress and the local government of Washington, D.C. It examines the influence of suburban members of Congress on District affairs, the fiscal crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, governmental inefficiency, and the Control Board.
Author: District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
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Published: 1887
Total Pages: 676
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2001-07-30
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1400823412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCan charter schools save public education? This radical question has unleashed a flood of opinions from Americans struggling with the contentious challenges of education reform. There has been plenty of heat over charter schools and their implications, but, until now, not much light. This important new book supplies plenty of illumination. Charter schools--independently operated public schools of choice--have existed in the United States only since 1992, yet there are already over 1,500 of them. How are they doing? Here prominent education analysts Chester Finn, Bruno Manno, and Gregg Vanourek offer the richest data available on the successes and failures of this exciting but controversial approach to education reform. After studying one hundred schools, interviewing hundreds of participants, surveying thousands more, and analyzing the most current data, they have compiled today's most authoritative, comprehensive explanation and appraisal of the charter phenomenon. Fact-filled, clear-eyed, and hard-hitting, this is the book for anyone concerned about public education and interested in the role of charter schools in its renewal. Can charter schools boost student achievement, drive educational innovation, and develop a new model of accountability for public schools? Where did the idea of charter schools come from? What would the future hold if this phenomenon spreads? These are some of the questions that this book answers. It addresses pupil performance, enrollment patterns, school start-up problems, charges of inequity, and smoldering political battles. It features close-up looks at five real--and very different--charter schools and two school districts that have been deeply affected by the charter movement, including their setbacks and triumphs. After outlining a new model of education accountability and describing how charter schools often lead to community renewal, the authors take the reader on an imaginary tour of a charter-based school system. Charter schools are the most vibrant force in education today. This book suggests that their legacy will consist not only of helping millions of families obtain a better education for their children but also in renewing American public education itself.
