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D.C. to Lease Public Buildings to Charter Schools
Summary from United States, from articles in English
[UPDATED] (see summary with new information since yesterday)
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Adispute over the building of a northeast-area high school has highlighted the challenges facing a school system that has crowded facilities in some areas and other schools that need updating. (article 3)
Depending on what happens with the school budget, the 550-student school will either be half-full next year or closed, a decision that is to be made by the end of this month. (article 1)
The city has three elementary schools, Kelley, Brown, and Bresnahan, for kindergarten through Grade 4; the middle school, for grades 5 through 8; and the high school. (article 1)
Six charter schools will be allowed to move into four District public school buildings for short-term leases under a resolution approved last night by the D.C. Board of Education. (article 2)
The board voted unanimously to make space available at Fletcher-Johnson Educational Center, which is empty, and Hendley and Plummer elementary schools, all in Southeast. (article 2)
Senior Jasmine Weiss is an educator's dream, an A-plus student who is captain of the basketball team and drum major of her school's marching band. (article 4)
Even at such poor-performing schools as West Charlotte High, where Weiss attends, there are programs to nurture highly motivated students. (article 4)
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Source articles
- After 134 years, school's closing leaves community heartbroken (boston.com, 06/03/2007, 397 words)
- D.C. to Lease Public Buildings to Charter Schools (Washington Post, 06/01/2007, 564 words)
- Budget forces schools to prioritize (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2007, 667 words)
- Fenty's Schools Model Has Its Own Gaps (Washington Post, 06/01/2007, 1087 words)
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