Cheating in DC Schools!!!! STOP, Really, Come on.

Twelve Schools Cited For Suspect Test Results - D.C. Wire - News and notes on District politics

Twelve Schools Cited For Suspect Test Results

District officials have asked 12 public and public charter schools with irregularities in their 2009 DC-CAS standardized test results to conduct internal investigations.

That little news nugget was tucked into the seventh paragraph of a joint statement by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and State Superintendent of Education Kerri Briggs--released shortly after 6 p.m. Monday--announcing "improved and strengthened test integrity measures" that will be in place for the 2010 exams in March.

Fenty and Briggs said the names of the schools would not be released during the ongoing investigations.

The new test protocols--which include training for exam administrators--come after disclosure in September that Briggs' predecessor, Deborah Gist, had commissioned an investigation into the 2008 DC-CAS results at 26 public and public charter schools where reading and math proficiency increased markedly. That inquiry was based on "anomalies" discovered during an analysis of incorrect student answers that were erased and changed to correct answers.

CTB-McGraw-Hill, the firm that published the test and also conducted the erasure analysis, characterized the results of the analysis as "inconclusive." Gist nevertheless asked the schools in question to conduct their own investigations. Some did, but DCPS, despite two requests from Gist's office, did not. When Briggs took over in April, she informed DCPS that the probe wasn't necessary because the erasure analysis was inconclusive.

I guess they really needed to check it out before all of the students test scores are considered suspect.

DCPS, Test Scores,

This is some very concerning news. How do you take care of this?

Report: Rhee spoke to feds on Johnson's behalf - D.C. Wire -

According to The Times, Rhee met with St. Hope teacher Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez after hearing the allegations and promised to "take care of the situation." Wong-Hernandez said she was later called to a meeting with Johnson and one of the alleged victims and was told by Johnson that he and the 18-year-old girl had spoken privately and "everything was OK between them." Wong-Hernandez left St. Hope in June 2007, telling Rhee that the handling of the incident was a major reason.

It, the report, described three allegations of inappropriate actions on Johnson's part involving a female minor, who reported being fondled, and two young volunteers, who reported that Johnson went to their apartment and climbed into bed with one of them.

I hope Kevin never steps foot in a DC School.

DC, Kevin Johnson, Michele Rhee

The Chevy Chase List Server will edit, censor and then ban anyone that stands up to them.

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So here in Ward 3 censorship is alive and well and for anyone that dares point it out the following message is in your future if your on the Chevy Chase or Clevelpark Listservs.

These communities must have fragile minds and or egos.

The People of DC are about to get rolled by the Utilities.

Murial Bowser, chair of the council Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs, has scheduled a confirmation hearing for Vicky Beasley, an attorney at the law firm of Patton Boggs, to replace Betty Noel as the People's Counsel. This hearing is set for Friday, November 20. at 1:30 p.m., in Room 120 of the John Wilson Building, the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs will hold a public roundtable on Beasley's nomination for Peoples' Counsel.

So it seems that we are going to have someone representing we the people that has no experience what so ever with utilities matters or litigating anything before the courts. If you look at Beasley's resume it shows someone that has been on the side of big companies which are the very groups that the Office Of People Counsel is up against.

At what point in time do the citizens of the District WAKE UP and say ENOUGH. I bet everyone is going to complain when Pepco, Wash Gas, and Verizon raise their rates and roll em on consumer service issues.

Maybe some of you might want to contact Mary Cheh and let her know what you think. mcheh@dccouncil.us
or call her
Tel: (202) 724-8062

DCPS fires teacher from America and Imports em from overseas.

Barbara Hollingsworth: Importing teachers in the District of Columbia | Washington Examiner

According to the federal government's Foreign Labor Certification Data Center, D.C. Public Schools submitted 46 labor condition applications in 2007 and 2008, giving Rhee authority to import hundreds of foreign teachers on H1B visas without having to make any attempt to find eligible Americans.

Really!!!!!! folks in this economy and in the Nation's capitol city we have to go overseas to hire teachers.   How much of this are the District of Columbia residence going to take.   Clearly we are being mislead about these issues and everyone except Barbara is a sleep at the switch.  

Where is the DC Council, Does our so called Congressional Representative care or is she just a one trick pony?

DCPS, Teachers, Budget, Import Teachers, Rhee.

Well, I guess it's OK right?

You and I get to do this all the time. So it must be ok.

Does anyone in Ward 3 even care. I hope so.

Mayor uses federal SUVs for recreational purposes - wtop.com

WASHINGTON - D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's use of government resources to facilitate his recreational activities isn't limited to a police escort while he trains with his bike team.

The mayor has used a federal Homeland Security vehicle to transport himself and his bike to at least 14 races in the past two years.

The District's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency has two large SUVs, which are detailed to the city from the U.S. Government Services Administration. According to records obtained by WTOP through the Freedom of Information Act, the mayor's Executive Protection Unit has signed out one or both of the SUVs 25 times between September of 2008 and June of 2009.

Fourteen of those dates coincide with race events Fenty participated in.

Fenty Spokesperson Mafara Hobson said in a statement the SUVs are meant for emergency use.

"The SUVs are for various emergency management functions and special events around the city to transport people and or equipment. For example, they were used this week during the water main break."

DC Mayor, Homeland Security,

American University Takes Out Ad Thanking Embattled Lobbyist

This guy is an ethic teacher?????????



“It was a mistake to run an ad in Roll Call this week to thank an adjunct professor and long-time colleague who is involved in a political controversy, and to name individuals in the ad without their approval,” Thurber said in a written statement late last week. “This was a lapse in judgment on my part and I certainly would not do this again.”



http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_54/vested/40374-1.html
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American University Takes Out Ad Thanking Embattled Lobbyist

Clearly the schools needs to think about the action of such public outreach and I have to wonder if they do this for every long term teacher? it seems a bit much.
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Opps someone forgot that they did just this only a year ago.

“I tell everyone to be wary of that course of action. I do not look at that in a positive light, to say the least. . . . So to circumvent the government of the District of Columbia because you think you may get a better deal on the Hill, I will not look kindly upon, in any way, shape, or form. So I just want to put that admonishment out there. Do with it as you may; do with it as you may.”

Council member Jack Evans
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It seems that Mr Evans forgot that he was part of the cabal of so called elected officials that actually circumvented the citizens of the District having a chance to decided how our schools would operate.

Is he now gong to look unkindly upon himself?

HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Politics?

Money in politics is a complete joke. It takes five cups of coffee or fancy juice. And, one person on each block to bring those other four coffee drinkers to the polls on election day. See changed the game and did it with retail coffee. This is the output of WEB 2.0



IMHO when critical intelligence hits campaigns the first one with open books will have a access to the FB generations that will make aps, groups and waves of voters all for them at no cost. This is coming and I might as well add it should be on an Google Wave. I bet someone could run for mayor of my little hamlet with a $50 campaign contribution limit and open API's and win.
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