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Friday, May 10, 2019

ANC Commissioners on DC Public Schools – Education Town Hall Forum

ANC Commissioners on DC Public Schools – Education Town Hall Forum

ANC COMMISSIONERS ON DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS


On our show on Thursday May 9, we had a wide-ranging discussion about the role of advisory neighborhood commissions (ANCs) in our publicly funded schools, including in school openings, closings, and resourcing. ANCs represent the most local level of elected government in the District of Columbia, with each ANC commissioner elected to represent about 2,000 people, all on a voluntary basis.
For our show, we were joined by the following ANC commissioners from wards 4, 6, 7 & 8:
Sheila Carson Carr, ANC commissioner for Ward 7F and DCPS mom (and grandmother) and community activist
Darrell Gaston, ANC commissioner for Ward 8B, in his 4th term and is a Ward 8 native and resident who has been active in advocating for DCPS’s Stanton, Turner, and Moten elementaries
Sondra Phillips-Gilbert, ANC commissioner for Ward 6A and DC social services representative and community activist
Evan Yeats, ANC commissioner for Ward 4B and DCPS parent and co-plaintiff on the lawsuit to ensure the mayor followed the law regarding the chancellor selection panel


The first three guests above were in studio, with Evan Yeats joining us by phone.
We discussed how city leaders are to give “great weight” to the decisions and deliberations of CONTINUE READING: ANC Commissioners on DC Public Schools – Education Town Hall Forum