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On DCPS leaving schools to fund their own programs

In a hearing this week DCPS made clear that it’s leaving schools on their own to fund things like educator wellness grants, permanent substitutes, immigrant visa/green card program (for bilingual education) & other programs critical to teacher retention. The inequity is obvious: schools with well-resourced parents will find a way; other schools won’t.

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This month, we celebrated the opening of the new Park Morton apartments. Fifteen former residents—so far—have moved back into their neighborhood. Many people worked through a lot of challenges to get us here.
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, announced that her Committee on Public Works & Operations will hold a public roundtable October 29 to hear from residents and organizations about incidents they’ve witnessed since January that involve D.C. government coordination with federal entities or joint enforcement activity that may violate D.C. human rights laws.
We are failing our kids. We are failing to tackle the crisis right in front of us.

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