[WardFive] Fwd: Join us for District of Change: Are D.C. Schools Getting Better?

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From: "Linnea Hegarty, DC Public Library Foundation" <executivedirector@dcplfoundation.org>
Date: July 22, 2014 at 11:28:10 AM EDT
Subject: Join us for District of Change: Are D.C. Schools Getting Better?
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Please join us for  District of Change: Are D.C. Schools Getting Better   Wednesday, September 10, 2014 | 7:00 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library  901 G Street, NW | Washington, DC RSVP here or call 202 727 1183. Over the past few years, public education in D.C. has been transformed - from IMPACT rating for teachers, to school closings, to boundary and feeder changes, to major facilities renovations, to an explosion of Public Charter Schools. Have these attempts to close the achievement gap worked? Are D.C. schools getting better? Join us as we talk to principals from around the city and learn about their challenges and successes.    Join moderator Amanda Ripley, author, The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, in discussion with panelists:   Scott Cartland, former principal, Janney Elementary School (Ward 3); current principal, Wheatley Education Campus (Ward 5) Alexandra Pardo, executive director, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School (Ward 8); Andria Caruthers, principal, West Education Campus (Ward 4)   The District of Change is an ongoing series at the DC Public Library examining the transformation of Washington, D.C. It is produced by Slate editor-at-large David Plotz and published author Hanna Rosin in conjunction with the DC Public Library Foundation. Each event will address a topic pertaining to D.C. culture and feature a panel of guests who will lead the discussion.    Save the Date for our next conversation, District of Change: LGBTQ Life in D.C. Then and Now, in October 2014.   dclibrary.org | dcplfoundation.org The DC Public Library Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization and contributions made to DCPLF are tax deductible for United States federal income tax purposes. No goods and services of any value were or will be transferred to you in connection with this donation, unless otherwise indicated. This donation is considered unrestricted and will be used by DCPLF to fulfill its overall mission and goals. Federal Tax ID: 52-1481008.

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