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Ruth Wattenberg
Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education
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Rich curriculum
Right-size testing
Rigorous Standards
Finding Accountability’s Sweet Spot
Who I am
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Ruth in the News
What the Board of Ed Can Do
Issues
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The Canary in the Classroom: Teacher Turnover in DC Schools
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Fillmore at risk, 2016 from NW Current
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Resolution in support of Fillmore, ANC 3b
Support Fillmore, resolution from ANC 3B
Old Posts
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What do we need in a new Chancellor?
C4DC Letter to Mayor about selecting a new chancellor
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Full-time nurses: Letter from W3 Education Network
Ruth’s Testimony to City Council on School Budgets 2016
Old Hardy UpdateApril 7, 2019
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Mayor’s education budget decreases real dollars for city’s schools
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CW Cheh’s Letter to Chancellor and Deputy Mayor
CM Gray’s letter on the education budget
Wilson Parents Testimony to City Council 5/12/17
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CM Mary Cheh’s Letter to Chancellor Henderson
Letter/Bullet Points from Wilson Parents
Letter to Chancellor from Ward Three-Wilson Feeder Network
What’s Behind the Budget Cuts at Wilson (from Greater Greater Washington.org)
CM Cheh letter to mayor on chancellor selection, p2
Ruth’s Testimony on the Master Facilities Plan
Our kids need us to institute robust, independent oversight for our schools
Why we should change how we report PARCC scores: Innocent error shows how city test score reports can mislead…
How much should test scores count in school ratings?
Aug 18: When will we see PARCC scores?, School readiness tours with CM Cheh, Issues for a new Chancellor
PARCC Test!!! (Helpful links at bottom)
Horace Mann’s Summer Bash June 8, 5-8pm.
Governance
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Should DC rate its schools mainly on reading and math test scores? What the new fed’l law allows
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June- Wilson Update: Thanks and congratulations to all! City Council appropri
Saving Fillmore, Residency Requirements, School Nurses
Oversight
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A Memo to the DC Public Schools Chancellor
Letter from Wilson PTO/LSAT to Mayor Bowser
A Memo to the DC Public Schools Chancellor
Should students be able to test out of all courses? (no!)
Research
What is the “Waiver Renewal”?
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Time for credible, honest education data/research…
Data for our Schools
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Test Score Drop at Wilson and Walls—What Happened?
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NW Current on Wilson/Walls test score drop
School Budgets
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Schools are Cutting Staff; Funding falls behind inflation, by Emily Mechner
Janney Parents on the Budget Cuts
CW Mary Cheh’s Letter to Mayor re: Wilson High School budget
Severe Wilson High School Budget Cuts (2015)
Wilson Budget Primer
Thx for revised Wilson Budget; School report cards! Nov 5, 2017
Ruth’s testimony on school budget and at-risk transparency, 6-26-19
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Ruth’s City Council Testimony: Wilson budget cut
Wilson HS budget cut update (7/17)
Mayor’s proposed education budget decreases real dollars for city’s schools
Mayor’s below-inflation budget proposal is unsustainable for our schools
4/7/15 Newsletter: Wilson Budget Cut; SBOE calls for study of curriculum narrowing; new DCPS Parent Cabinet
Severe Wilson HS budget cut moves forward
2016 Wilson High School Budget Cuts
Ruth in the News
Community Working Group Report
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How mayoral control could work better…
Education Budget is increased; new funds targeted for “restoring” staff and program cuts
Teacher Turnover
Test Scores
Covid-19
A New Chancellor
Governance
Oversight
Overcrowded Schools
Research
State Board of Education
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New accountability plan is adopted by the State Board of Education
PARCC and State Board of Education Meeting (3/18/15)
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Swearing-In: I will be sworn in on January 2 at 3pm along with three other newly elected school board members and the city’s ANC members, all of whom were just elected or reelected. I will be sworn in by Ward 3 Council Member Mary Cheh. If you would like tickets to the event, email me at ruth4schools@yahoo.com and I will send one to you.
Data for our Schools
School Budgets
Overcrowded Schools
State Board of Education
Well Rounded Education
Reading
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Dyslexia testimony
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Letter to Council Chair on dyslexia bill
Well Rounded Education
Newsletters
Newsletters
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May 1 Newsletter: PARCC exemptions, Tenley/Wilson safety, Protecting school budgets, New health standards,
Jan 29 Newsletter: “Waiver,” new SBOE officers, Reno school opening,
July Update
July 1 Newsletter: Issues for a new chancellor/Accountability Survey/Cappie awards
Back-to-school newsletter
January 12 Newsletter
April Newsletter
october newsletter
Our Kids Need Us to Institute Robust, Independent Oversight of Our City’s Education System
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School rating proposal heads towards public review
State Board of Education Adopts “ESEA Waiver Report.”
Ward 3 Comments on ESSA proposal
WPost oped: What We Need to Know About DC Schools–and Don’t
What DC Test Scores Don’t Tell Us: from the Washington Post
Ruth’s Testimony on Independent Education Research
Test Score Drop at Wilson and Walls–What Happened?
SBOE Resolution: Refining the Definition of Economically Disadvantaged Students
CM Cheh’s letter on Foxhall School
D.C. needs to get school accountability right
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Ward3/Wilson Feeder School EdNet Letter on Overcrowding
Letter to DC Council: Don’t Give Up Old Hardy
CM Cheh’s asks Councilmembers to reject emergency bill leasing out Old Hardy School
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