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Whittle School & Studios, “designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano”, coming to that Crazy Looking Building in Van Ness

By Prince Of Petworth


Van Ness and Connecticut Ave, NW

Where the first atomic clock was developed!!

From a press release:

“Whittle School & Studios, the world’s first global school, today announced their Washington D.C location, the first of two campuses. The other, located in Shenzhen, China, will be announced in March. The global PreK-12 school, headed by educational pioneer Chris Whittle, is slated to begin classes in the Fall of 2019.

Whittle School & Studios will be one school with campuses in more than 30 of the world’s leading cities. At capacity, they will boast a diverse student body of more than 90,000 full-time students and hundreds of thousands of part-time students, with a single faculty of over 10,000, tied together by a common curriculum that will be adapted to local laws and needs. The campuses will all work collaboratively through constant exchanges and online activities supported by a unique global headquarters, creating an organization linked with a new collective intelligence unlike any single-site institution in the world. (more…)

Heads Up DCPS Parents – After School Programs Canceled Due to Weather

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin

From D.C. Public Schools:

“Due to the inclement weather forecast, all afterschool programs, athletic events, and evening meetings are cancelled today, January 8, 2018. All students will be dismissed at their school’s regular dismissal time. Staff will remain at schools until all students have been dismissed.”

From the Mayor’s Office earlier:

“The National Weather Service is forecasting a wintry mix of rain, sleet, and freezing rain beginning Monday afternoon around noon and lasting into the later evening hours. To prepare, the DC Snow Team will deploy more than 200 trucks to salt District roads on Monday, January 8 starting at 9:00 a.m.”

“Gonzaga College High School will ask D.C. liquor licensing authorities for a tavern license”

By Prince Of Petworth


North Capitol and H Street, NW

The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.

Gonzaga College High School (19 Eye Street NW) will ask DC liquor licensing authorities for a tavern license. However, teachers there should not start looking forward to a day when the faculty room has a mixologist to help take the edge off.

Stephen Neill, Gonzaga’s “Senior Vice-President for Advancement”, along with an attorney, appeared at the December 5 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E/Shaw to reassure that the school was not going to become a tavern. (more…)

“Protest at Cesar Chavez Prep School for failure to negotiate”

By Prince Of Petworth


770 Kenyon Street, NW

Thanks to a reader for sending just before 1pm. Back in May the Washington Post reported:

“About 80 percent of the 35 teachers, librarians and social workers at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School at Chavez Prep Middle School in Northwest signed a petition to ask the school’s administration to recognize their union, the D.C. Alliance for Charter School Teachers and Staff at Chavez Prep.”

“Please do not give them money.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Roosevelt High School Athletics reports to us yesterday afternoon:

“Alert: This person is asking for donations on behalf or Roosevelt. Please do not give them money. They are not connected in any way.”

Dave Chappelle, John Oliver Giving #DCPublicSchools some Serious Love at the Emmy’s Last Night

By Prince Of Petworth

Further earning his spot on that on that new Ben’s Chili Bowl mural!!

Well this is awesome:

“Like Dave Chapelle, I would like to unexpectedly thank D.C. public schools, because I think it’d be great if they started trending on Twitter for no reason tonight whatsoever,” Oliver said. “So if you’re tweeting about the Emmys, please use the hashtag, #DCpublicschools.”

Marie Reed Modernization Looking Good – Playground Finished, Pool Next

By Prince Of Petworth


2201 18th Street, NW

UPDATE on the Pool opening Monday:

“The new hours for Marie Reed Pool are M-F 6am – 9am and 4pm – 9pm.”

Thanks to all who’ve messaged about the progress of the major Marie Reed modernization in Adams Morgan.

Lots of folks have been asking when the pool will open. One reader heard late September but STAY TUNED.

“Plan to Reopen Thaddeus Stevens School as New Child Development Center and Expansion of School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens”

By Prince Of Petworth


1050 21st Street, NW

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles, and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Antwan Wilson announced a multi-agency plan to reopen the historic Thaddeus Stevens School as an infant and toddler child development center and an expansion of School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens. (more…)

“new contract that significantly increases compensation for teachers in DC Public Schools”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Antwan Wilson, and Washington Teachers Union (WTU) President Elizabeth Davis announced a tentative agreement on a new contract that significantly increases compensation for teachers in DC Public Schools. The tentative agreement will also add additional funding to the District’s education budget, which is already the largest commitment in DC’s history.

“Since 2007, the District of Columbia has blazed a trail to better schools – investing more resources in our classrooms, adding exciting new programs for our students at all levels, and pouring billions of dollars into our school buildings. Yet, for too long, our teachers have not been shown the appreciation nor presented the compensation they deserve. But with this agreement, together we will give our teachers their proper due and send a clear signal that we are all in for kids,” said Mayor Bowser.

Washington Teachers Union members have been without a contract since 2012. Under the proposed contract, educators will receive: (more…)

“FútbolNet, a new partnership between DC Public Schools (DCPS) and Fútbol Club (FC) Barcelona”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Joe Flood

From the Mayor’s Office:

“On Wednesday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser will announce FútbolNet, a new partnership between DC Public Schools (DCPS) and Fútbol Club (FC) Barcelona. FútbolNet, a soccer training program for middle school students that will begin in summer 2018, focuses on social-emotional learning through soccer training and uses an innovative teaching method to promote positive values among young people. (more…)

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