It’s time for another installment of “Spring Gala School Fundraisers” where we let you know about the many fun and tasty opportunities to support local schools. This week we are focusing on Brent Elementary. Brent is a nationally recognized Museum Magnet public school. Each year the Brent PTA hosts a foodie-focused event called Taste of the Hill […]
So, as I’m walking my kid and her friends to school the other morning, the conversation turns, as it’s wont to do with today’s six year-old set, to the impending testing regime, or the DC Comprehensive Assessment System, known popularly to them as DC-CAS. As the thread had segued from a previous discussion of Super […]
Guest author Joe Weedon shares his thoughts on the DCPS Lottery. On March 3, DCPS unveiled the results of its annual school lottery. Within minutes of the results being posted, Facebook accounts and twitter feeds were updated. And while a select few posts ended with exclamation points (We got in!!), many more parents were disappointed […]
Brent Elementary (301 North Carolina Ave., SE) dedicated its new rain garden, the result of an enormous effort among parents, educators and the community, on Monday, November 2. “This rain garden is an attractive way to reduce the amount of storm water entering the sewer system while providing a fun learning laboratory for Brent’s students and […]