DC EXAMINER: Rhee plans arts, language, technology schools in D.C
By: Leah Fabel Examiner Staff Writer
July 29, 2009
Amid continued declines in enrollment, D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced plans on Tuesday to reshape curriculum at certain schools in an effort to attract students back.
The District expects about 45,100 students when school starts at the end of August, down from about 47,200 last spring. The District's public charter schools are expecting about 28,000 students, up from about 25,600 last year.
The new initiative at 13 neighborhood schools will infuse the entire curriculum with one of three focus areas: arts, world cultures, or science, technology, engineering and math -- commonly called STEM by educators. Eaton Elementary in Cleveland Park, for example, will become a world cultures school where students will learn Chinese. Malcolm X Elementary in Congress Heights will adopt a STEM focus and begin a program in robotics. Sousa Middle School in Southeast's Fort Dupont neighborhood will integrate arts and music, hearkening back to the 1980s when it produced the best marching bands in the city.
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July 29, 2009
Amid continued declines in enrollment, D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced plans on Tuesday to reshape curriculum at certain schools in an effort to attract students back.
The District expects about 45,100 students when school starts at the end of August, down from about 47,200 last spring. The District's public charter schools are expecting about 28,000 students, up from about 25,600 last year.
The new initiative at 13 neighborhood schools will infuse the entire curriculum with one of three focus areas: arts, world cultures, or science, technology, engineering and math -- commonly called STEM by educators. Eaton Elementary in Cleveland Park, for example, will become a world cultures school where students will learn Chinese. Malcolm X Elementary in Congress Heights will adopt a STEM focus and begin a program in robotics. Sousa Middle School in Southeast's Fort Dupont neighborhood will integrate arts and music, hearkening back to the 1980s when it produced the best marching bands in the city.
To continue reading go HERE.
For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website, http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner
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