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YouthBuild Public Charter School: Private: Mount Pleasant: 1 3220 16th St. NW Washington, DC 20010 ... DC International School: Charter: 6-12: Takoma: 4 1400 Main Dr ...
The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) is the regulatory authority and sole authorizer of all public charter schools in Washington, D.C. It provides oversight to 68 independently-run nonprofits (also referred to as local education agencies or LEAs) and 134 public charter schools which educate more than 47,000 students living in every ward of the city (48% of all DC ...
In 2010 about 38% of Washington, D.C. public school students attended 60 charter schools. [9] There are 52 public charter schools in the District, with 93 campuses and 30,000 students. The total number of public charter schools has been reduced from 60 schools on 96 campuses in 2008–09 to 53 schools on 98 campuses as of the 2011–12 school year.
Many public schools receive funding that is at least partly based on the number of enrolled students. As charter schools attract more students from neighboring public schools, those public schools will start to lose funding. "In just one academic year Albany City, N.Y.'s school district lost $24.9–$26.1 million to charter schools."
District of Columbia International School (DCI) is a public charter school in Washington, DC. It offers an International Baccalaureate education to students in grades 6 to 12. Each student learns in a partial language immersion program in Spanish, French or Chinese. It is overseen by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.
Pages in category "Charter schools in Washington, D.C." The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Budget authority over the public school system was stripped from the city, and given to the Control Board. That same year, under pressure from Congress, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted a package of educational reform proposals which included the establishment of charter schools in the District of Columbia for the first time. The ...
[1] [2] In 1998, Gutierrez won approval from the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board to establish the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School. It was the first adult charter school in the United States. [3] In 2004 Carlos Rosario opened a new building at 1100 Harvard Street, Columbia Heights, NW. In 2006 Carlos Rosario ...