Declaration of Education: Toward a Culture of Achievement in D.C. Public Schools. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session (May 20, 2005) Serial No. 109-30

Institution	Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform.
Titel	Declaration of Education: Toward a Culture of Achievement in D.C. Public Schools. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session (May 20, 2005) Serial No. 109-30
Quelle	(2005), (184 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Federal Legislation; Academic Achievement; Public Schools; Position Papers; Educational Development; Educational Assessment; Hearings; Strategic Planning; Change Agents; Change Strategies; Program Improvement; Underachievement; Learning Problems; Public Policy; Politics of Education; District of Columbia; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Schulleistung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Positionspapier; Bildungsentwicklung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Lösungsstrategie; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Lernproblem; Öffentliche Ordnung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	In this hearing on the District of Columbia's public school system (DCPS), the Honorable Tom Davis, chairman of the Committee on Government Reform, says in his opening statement that the District's improved health cannot be sustained without a better public school system, and that the lack of performance improvement threatens future growth and stability. The arrival of Superintendent Clifford Janey offers an opportunity to begin anew. Dr. Janey has recently unveiled an ambitious plan, a declaration of education, aimed at raising academic achievement in every classroom, in every school. Dr. Janey was invited to the hearing so that the Committee may learn more about his vision and seek his guidance. Davis states that almost half of all D.C. public schools have been classified as being in need of improvement under requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act and lists statistics related to the average District's Scholastic Achievement Test score compared to the national average, dropout and truancy rates, poor record-keeping and personnel problems, and the challenges of crime, dilapidated buildings, and ongoing labor negotiations. However, the number of D.C. high school graduates continuing on to college increased 28 percent between 1998 and 2003, due in large part to the D.C. TAG program, which levels the playing field for D.C. high school graduates by allowing them to attend State colleges and universities at in-state rates. The Hearing includes statements by: Robert C. Bobb, Deputy Mayor/city administrator, government of the District of Columbia; Kathleen Patterson, chairperson, Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation, Council of the District of Columbia; Clifford B. Janey, superintendent, District of Columbia public schools; Charles Ramsey, chief of police, Metropolitan Police Department; Brenda Donald Walker, director, Child and Family Services Agency; Jason Kamras, national Teacher of the Year; Iris Toyer, chair, Parents United for the District of Columbia Schools; Carolyn Dallas, executive director, Youth Court; Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Representative in Congress from the District of Columbia; and George Parker, president, Washington's Teachers Union. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US House of Representatives. Washington, DC 20515. Available from: U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 N. Capitol Street, Washington DC 20401. Tel: 866-512-1800; Fax: 202-512-2104; Web site: http://gpoaccess.gov
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10