A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence

by National Research Council, Committee on the Independent Evaluation of DC Public Schools, National Academies Press, et al.

The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public education with the goal of shaking up the system and bringing new energy to efforts to improve outcomes for students. The Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) shifted control of the city's public schools from an elected school board to the mayor, developed a new state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309209366
• ISBN13: 9780309209366
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"