School's Back in Session, But Challenges Remain for D.C.'s Poor Minority Students (District of Columbia Bar)

(Source: District of Columbia Bar) School's Back in Session, But Challenges Remain for D.C.'s Poor Minority Students By Gary M. Ratner August 30, 2016 This is the first in an education series about how the District of Columbia could become a national model for improving low-achieving schools under a new law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Every Tuesday over the next five weeks, D.C. Bar member Gary M. Ratner, executive director and founder of the nonprofit Citizens for Effective Schools, will explore key issues, from programs that can turn schools around to how to implement ESSA. The opinions expressed are the author's own. *** The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is set to...