Petties Case Dismissed
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District Government Regains Control of its Special Education Transportation Program and Special Education Payments
Judge Dismisses 17-Year-Old Case Against the District
District Launches DC State Athletic Association Website in Time for Fall Championship Tournaments
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Contact: Doxie McCoy (EOM) (202) 727-9691; [email protected]
Ayan Islam (OSSE) (202) 316-1841; [email protected]
Mayor Gray Closes District Government Tuesday
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 29, 2012
CONTACT: Doxie McCoy (EOM) 202.664.9862; [email protected]
Robyn Johnson (HSEMA) 202.506.0355; [email protected]
Linda Grant (DPW) 202.671.2375; [email protected]
John Lisle (DDOT) 202.486.5838; [email protected]
Alan Heymann (DC Water) 202.787.2616; [email protected]
Mayor Gray Closes District Government Monday
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Contact:
Doxie McCoy (EOM) (202) 664-9862; [email protected]
Robyn Johnson (HSEMA) (202) 506-0355; [email protected]
Linda Grant (DPW) (202) 671-2375; [email protected]
DC Public School Enrollment Up 5% According to Un-Audited Report
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OSSE Contact: Marc Caposino, 202-727-7207
Wednesday, October 25, 2012
District of Columbia, OSSE Award $500,000 Student Growth Grant
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WASHINGTON, DC – A consortium of District public charter schools will receive nearly $500,000 to develop rigorous models for measuring student growth through the 2012 Race to the Top Expanded Growth Assessment grant, an award announced today by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
Mayor Gray and OSSE Announce First-Ever D.C. College Fund
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WASHINGTON, DC – Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced today that, starting this fall, D.C. students will have the opportunity to receive need-based financial support from the city government while attending colleges and universities in the District. The grants come through the inaugural Mayor’s Scholars Fund, announced at Trinity Washington University today by Mayor Gray and representatives from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
Mayor Gray and OSSE to Launch Mayoral Scholars Fund
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DC Adult Training Programs Provide Career Certification, Job Placement
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WASHINGTON, DC – District of Columbia adult learners were awarded graduate certificates, trade certifications and immediate job placement in positions in the hospitality and construction industries, part of two special ceremonies conducted under an innovative partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), industry employers, academic institutions and nonprofit organizations to provide industry-specific training, professional skills development and career placement for District residents.
OSSE Statement on U.S. Department of Education 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund Recipient
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WASHINGTON, DC – District of Columbia State Superintendent of Education Hosanna Mahaley Jones today issued the following statement:
“On behalf of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and students, parents, administrators, schools, community members, elected officials, stakeholders and residents throughout the District of Columbia, I extend heartfelt congratulations to Chancellor Kaya Henderson and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) for receiving a 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Education.