Press Releases
June 17, 2010
DC VOICE to host community schools
Action Planning session
Last Day of schoolMarks setting for Education Discourse absent City Politics
Washington, DC-Given the tummultuous year that we've had here in D.C. around education.DC
VOICE moves to mark the last day of school as a nod to what we can hope and plan
for in the future by hosting a Community Schools.Action Planning Session two months
following the introduction of the "D.C.Community Schools incentice Amendment Act
of 2010."
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April 14,2010
Coalition of 100 to Show Up On City
Hall's Doorsteps this Saturday for community Budget Hearing
Community members react to the Mayor's recently released Budget in support for Community
Schools.ELL and Student Supports
Washington, DC - With the recent release of the Mayor's proposed FY 2011 budget,
community members have demanded space to be heard and included in important budget
implications. at last month's DCPS Performance Oversight Hearing.DC VOICE joined
several other education organizatios to rally support from community members to
urge City Council to include them in the upcoming budget hearing.
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November 23, 2009
President Obama's secretary of Education
to Co-Host DC VOICE'S Ward 5 Town Hall Meeting
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's Listening Tour makes a stop at DC VOICE's
final meeting as part of the Ready School Project District-Wide Town Hall Series
Washington,DC -Tomorrow in Ward 5,Luke C.Moore Academy Senior High School will be
the setting for DC VOICE's final town hall meeting of the November Ready Schools
ProjectTown Hall Series, wih the U.S. Secretary of Education Arae Duncan joining
the conversation.
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