[WardFive] Social Action Moment - Where is the political will for public education?

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Commissioner Shirley Rivens Smith

ANC5B01

Chairperson/Treasurer ANC 5B

srs-usasc@rcn.com

202-635-3138

 

 

 

 

 

  

FYI - I am sharing this e-mail I received from Catania's office, not because I support the amendment, but because of the information contained in the e-mail. Click the area marked largest achievement gap in the nation. And of course I couldn't let this slide by without sharing it! I don't know what is going on, but if the chart is true, Black folks in D.C. should sue Michelle Rhee and Kaya Henderson for the job they did not and have not done in educating "OUR CHILDREN".

 

Dear Friend -- 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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