[WardFive] Re: [ward5coe] Fwd: Where is the political will for public education?

1.  Do we have a copy of the legislation and the complete amendment?

Which 7 voted against the amendment and why?

Rob Ramson

On Jun 27, 2013 9:30 PM, "Ward Five Council on Education" <ward5coe@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Faith -- Yesterday, seven members of the Council voted down an amendment I offered to dedicate the District's unexpected revenue for 2014 towards addressing the achievement gap between minority and white students.  The District has the largest achievement gap in the nation, and my amendment would have allocated new resources to poor students in the District's school funding formula.  Many other states and school systems which use a per student formula offer an additional weight to students from low-income households. Currently, the District does not. Amazingly, after lobbying by the Mayor, the amendment failed by 1 vote.  Where is the political will for public education? David Catania Councilmember, At-Large Chair, Committee on Education

The John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20004 phone: fax: email: (202) 724-7772 (202) 724-8087 education@dccouncil.us

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