Failing schools
- Schools Await Failing Grade; Maryland Considers Fate of Charles Carroll Middle And Others Falling Short.
- Post, 12 Feb 2006 (by Nick Anderson, Washington Post Staff Writer).
- Schools discussed in the story (see map below); larger maps:
- Bladensburg Elementary School
- 4915 Annapolis Road, 20710 (CD 5, LD 47)
- Gaywood Elementary School
- 6701 97th Avenue, 20706 (CD 3, LD 23A)
- Overlook Elementary School
- 3298 Curtis Drive, 20748 (CD 7, LD 24)
- [Note: The proposed Lincoln Charter School, refused full funding by the county school system, despite state approval, is less than a thousand feet from Overlook.]
- Charles Carroll Middle School
- 6130 Lamont Drive, 20784 (CD 3, LD 22)
- G. Gardner Shugart Middle School
- 2000 Calloway Street, 20748 (CD 7, LD 26)
- Nicholas Orem Middle School
- 6100 Editors Park Drive, 20782 (CD 2, LD 22)
- Stephen Decatur Middle School
- 8200 Pinewood Drive, 20735 (CD 9, LD 25)
- [Earlier: Gazette report on Decatur's failure to fill a math teacher position.]
- Thurgood G. Marshall Middle School
- 4909 Brinkley Road, 20748 (CD 8, LD 26)
It has been eight years since Maryland told the Prince George's County school to shape up, or else. It has been four years since the federal government raised the pressure with a law meant to force shake-ups through aid and sanctions.
[. . .]
Earlier than D.C., Virginia and most other states, Maryland faces a question posed by the No Child Left Behind law: What happens when a school reaches the end of the line?
Last week, the Bush administration offered one answer. It proposed $100 million to help parents with children in last-stage public schools move them to private schools or obtain tutoring. The proposal riled school-voucher opponents but underscored the issue's growing urgency.
[Full story].
- Finalist for Prince George's School Chief Announced.
- Post, 13 Feb 2006 (update by Nick Anderson, Washington Post Staff Writer).
. . . The nine-member county school board, which culled the three from a group of about a half-dozen semifinalists after a nationwide search, introduced one finalist today. He was John Deasy, currently superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in southern California. The board plans to introduce another finalist tomorrow and a third Wednesday. . . .
- Pr. George's Hunt For Schools Chief Whittled to Three.
- Post, 13 Feb 2006 (by Nick Anderson, Washington Post Staff Writer).
Three finalists to fill the Prince George's County schools chief vacancy will meet this week with elected officials, educators and others with a stake in improving the uneven record of one of Washington's largest suburban school systems.
The nine-member county school board, which culled the three from a group of about a half-dozen semifinalists after a nationwide search, plans to introduce one finalist today, one tomorrow and the third Wednesday.
Photos
We remember in photos some of the routine and not-so-routine events of 2005 in the county.
Pr. George's County: Year in Pictures, 2005
We remember in photos some of the routine and not-so-routine events of 2005 in the county.
Board members refused to identify the finalists in advance. . .
[. . .]
County Council Chairman Thomas E. Dernoga (D-Laurel), one of the invited leaders, said he wants a schools chief who is "collaborative and competent." Dernoga, a frequent critic of Hornsby, added: "You don't need a situation where people are fighting over turf." . . . .
[Full story].
- Prince George's Narrows Search for Schools Chief.
- wjla.com, 13 Feb 2006 (AP).
- wtopnews.com, 13 Feb 2006 (AP).
- nbc4.com, 13 Feb 2006 (AP).
Failing schools (larger maps):
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