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District of Columbia Public Schools News2009 DCPS Budget Lacks School SpecificsIn public testimony in front of the City Council concern was voiced about the lack of detail, explanation, and rationale of the DCPS operating and capital budget within the District's FY 2009 budget. Cathy Reilly, Executive Director for SHAPPE, was concerned that the capital budget does not have project specifics for high schools. And that "we have less information than we have ever had by this date, local schools have no budgets." Nancy Huvendick DC Program Director of the 21st Century School Fund raised concern regarding the capital budget, "Basic to a good capital (facilities) program is a detailed Capital Improvement Plan (budget), and a guiding, long-term Master Facilities Plan for maintenance, renovations, modernizations and new construction. The public is lacking all of these critical components at present." Read testimony below: Nancy Huvendick; 21st Century School Fund Mary Levy; Washington Lawyers Committee Community Meeting on the DCPS Capital Budget
Monday, March 31, 6:30 The building is two blocks from the U Street, Cardozo Green/Yellow Line Metro; street parking is generally available. Please call or e-mail Tonja Smith if you are planning to attend: 202-745-3745 x10; tsmith@21csf.org. A light supper will be available. |
21st Century School Fund News & InformationGood Buildings, Better Schools: An Economic Stimulus OpportunityWeak economic conditions has prompted discussion of using federal stimulus spending on our nation's school buildings to spur near-term economic growth by creating high quality jobs. Mary Filardo, Executive Director for 21CSF recently released, "Good Buildings, Better Schools: An economic stimulus opportunity with long-term benefits", this paper was written for the Economic Policy Institute. Mary also presented her paper at EPI's forum on Investing in U.S. Infrastructure, exploring needed federal investments in infrastructure that can provide short-term economic stimulus while also building the foundation for long-term economic growth. Click here to read Mary's paper. Planning for Quality Schools: Meeting the Needs of District FamiliesThe Quality Schools Project — a joint effort of the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the 21st Century School Fund, the Brookings Institution, and the Urban Institute — creates a firm analytical basis to help the city plan for quality schools to meet the needs of the District's families. Phase One, the first of three phases, provides a comprehensive profile of the supply of public primary and secondary schools and of the students attending these schools in the 2006–07 school year. The report examines such questions as:
Click here to read the report. Click here to view appendices in Excel format. 21CSF Updates School Close-Ups21CSF has updated DCPS School Close-Ups to contain info on the current reorganization proposals of Chancellor Rhee. There are new Google interactive maps and enhanced charts. 21CSF Presents at Policy Link Regional Equity Conference in New OrleansOn March 6th, Mary Filardo; Executive Director of 21CSF participated on a panel before nearly 200 people on "Quality and Equity in Education". Other panelists were john a. powell, Executive Director for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity; Michael Rebell, Executive Director and Counsel, Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University; and Theodore M. Shaw, Director-Counsel and President, NAACP Legal Defense Fund. They explored the links between segregated schools, segregated neighborhoods, and inadequate facilities, and the possibilities for drafting an equity agenda to secure resources for quality education and buildings. To learn more about PolicyLink go to: http://www.policylink.org/. |
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