Friday, March 9, 2012

The Washington Teacher: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!

The Washington Teacher: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!:


Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!


MAYOR GRAY PLANS
TO CLOSE MORE SCHOOLS!
YOUR SCHOOL MAY BE AT RISK!

DC commissioned a study of our public schools by a Chicago organization called IFF, that was funded by private money from the Walton Foundation (Walmart).

The study ranks all schools into 4 Tiers by Test scores (Tier 1 being the highest performing and Tier 4 being the lowest performing).  The study recommends that all Tier 4 and some Tier 3 schools be Closed or undergo a Turnaround

38 SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR CLOSURE
 OR TURNAROUND/TURN OVER TO A CHARTER OPERATOR

JOIN EMPOWER DC FOR A MEETING ON
 SATURDAY MARCH 10TH FROM NOON-1:30 PM
 AT THE BENNING LIBRARY (3935 Benning Rd, NE)
 TO FIGHT SCHOOL CLOSURES!

Hope to see you there!