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		<title>Education Week: District_of_Columbia</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[D.C. Charters Aren't Pushing Kids Out. But They're Not Always Welcoming Them In, Either]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/08/DC_charters_not_backfilling_mid_year.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/08/DC_charters_not_backfilling_mid_year.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The District of Columbia's charters aren't always "backfilling" seats, and there's little financial incentive for them to do so.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in the District of Columbia]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-district-of-columbia.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-district-of-columbia.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[D.C. Approves Lewis Ferebee as Its New Schools Chancellor]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/03/dc_approves_lewis_ferebee_as_schools_chancellor.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/03/dc_approves_lewis_ferebee_as_schools_chancellor.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The District of Columbia Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Ferebee, three months after the city's mayor tapped him for the job. A former Education Week Leaders to Learn From honoree, Ferebee focused on forging partnerships with charter schools while he was superintendent in Indianapolis.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Study of D.C. Vouchers Finds No Effect on Test Scores, but More-Satisfied Students]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/05/vouchers_district_of_columbia_test_scores_no_effect_safety_satisfied_students.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/05/vouchers_district_of_columbia_test_scores_no_effect_safety_satisfied_students.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The evaluation of the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program revealed several mixed outcomes from the only federally funded private school voucher program in the nation.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Indianapolis Superintendent Lewis Ferebee to Lead D.C. Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/12/indianapolis_lewis_ferebee_dc_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/12/indianapolis_lewis_ferebee_dc_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In Indianapolis, Ferebee focused on forging partnerships with charter schools leaders and establishing school choice-friendly policies, including a common-enrollment system for all the city's students. That approach may be tailor-made for D.C., where half of public K-12 students are enrolled in char]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[D.C. Charter School Suspension Rates Are Twice the National Average]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2017/02/dc_charter_school_suspension_rates_twice_the_national_average_federal_report.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2017/02/dc_charter_school_suspension_rates_twice_the_national_average_federal_report.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that charter schools in the District of Columbia are suspending and expelling students at significantly higher rates than the national average.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Seal of Biliteracy Coming to D.C. Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2015/05/seal_of_biliteracy_coming_to_d.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2015/05/seal_of_biliteracy_coming_to_d.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[To earn the seal, D.C. students must demonstrate "cultural and communicative competency" in English and another language.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Critics Cast Doubt on Academic Progress in D.C. Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/07/critics_cast_doubt_on_academic.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/07/critics_cast_doubt_on_academic.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A national group critical of improvement strategies used in recent years in the District of Columbia public schools says education leaders in the city have overstated improvements in student achievement.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teachers Reject Plans in D.C. to Extend the School Day]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/time_and_learning/2014/07/dc_union_extended_school_day.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/time_and_learning/2014/07/dc_union_extended_school_day.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Washington Teachers Union has asked its members to vote against extending the day at their schools.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[District of Columbia Schools to Devote $5 Million to Student Satisfaction]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/02/district_of_columbia_schools_t.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/02/district_of_columbia_schools_t.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Every school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system will receive funds to devote to efforts to improve students' happiness with their learning environment.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[District of Columbia's Headlong Dive Into Common Core]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2013/06/district_of_columbias_head-lon.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2013/06/district_of_columbias_head-lon.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Join Education Week reporter Catherine Gewertz June 17 for a live chat about the District of Columbia's foray into teaching the common standards in English/language arts in an 8th grade classroom.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[D.C. Schools To Face Wave of Young Students]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2013/04/dc_schools_face_influx_of_youn.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2013/04/dc_schools_face_influx_of_youn.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[As the District of Columbia prepares to close 15 public schools, the city will have to find space for a major influx of children entering the school system.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[DeVos Team Responds to District of Columbia and Illinois ESSA Plans]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/08/devos_team_responds_ESSA_plans_illinois_district_of_columbia.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/08/devos_team_responds_ESSA_plans_illinois_district_of_columbia.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The feds' response to those two states represent the first time the U.S. Department of Education has provided feedback since it announced changes to the ESSA review process.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[District of Columbia Ordered to Improve Child Find, Special Education Services]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/06/district_of_columbia_ordered_t.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/06/district_of_columbia_ordered_t.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The resolution to a years-old class action lawsuit will require the city to enroll at least 8.5 percent of its preschool-age population in special education, among other mandates.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Report Finds D.C.'s Neediest Students Use School Vouchers at Lower Rates]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/parentsandthepublic/2014/10/report_finds_dcs_neediest_students_use_school_vouchers_at_lower_rates.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/parentsandthepublic/2014/10/report_finds_dcs_neediest_students_use_school_vouchers_at_lower_rates.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A report of the District of Columbia's Opportunity Scholarship Program found that disadvantaged students were less likely to use vouchers and some scholarships went unused.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Henderson, a Duncan Favorite, to Stay as D.C. Schools Chief]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2011/03/henderson_a_duncan_favorite_to.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2011/03/henderson_a_duncan_favorite_to.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Kaya Henderson becomes the District of Colujmbia's next schools's chief; she had been the interim, and was deputy under ex-Chancellor Michelle Rhee.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[On Common Standards, D.C. Makes 29]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/07/on_common_standards_dc_makes_2.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/07/on_common_standards_dc_makes_2.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The District of Columbia last night became the 29th adopter of the common benchmarks crafted as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[High Court Leans Toward Support for Religious Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/02/12/high-court-leans-toward-support-for-religious.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/02/12/high-court-leans-toward-support-for-religious.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In a case from Montana, conservative justices suggested they were inclined to rule for parents who seek to reinstate a state tax credit funding scholarships for use at religious schools.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[D.C. Voters Toss Mayor Gray in Primary, Raising Questions About Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/04/dc_voters_toss_mayor_gray_in_p.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/04/dc_voters_toss_mayor_gray_in_p.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Washington voters rejected a second term for Mayor Vincent Gray in the Democratic primary, leaving big questions about the future of the city's schools chancellor, Kaya Henderson.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[D.C. School Vouchers Left Out of Federal Budget Deal]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2015/12/dc_school_vouchers_left_out_of_federal_budget_deal.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2015/12/dc_school_vouchers_left_out_of_federal_budget_deal.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=District_of_Columbia]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Reauthorization of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) was not included in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this week.]]></description>
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