Councilman Kwame Brown Releases Education Act to Improve D.C. Schools

On March 5th, Councilman Kwame Brown in a press release stated, “We can no longer accept a broken system in which roughly 45% of the District’s eighth grade students lack even basic reading and math skills,” and the high school graduation rate is the lowest in the nation, at an alarmingly 43%.

Therefore, in an effort to to improve conditions in D.C. schools, and to produce productive scholars, Councilman Brown introduced the Raising the Expectations for Education Outcomes Act of 2012. 

The Education Act includes four provisions:  The Early Warning and Support System Act of 2012 & The College Preparation Plan Act, The Highly Effective Teacher Incentive Act, and The District of Columbia Community Schools Incentive Amendment Act.

These provisions are set to:

— identify and support “students at risk of dropping out during the critical transition from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school.” 

— raises “expectations so that more District students are applying and being accepted to postsecondary educational institutions”

— engage highly effective teachers to commit to teaching in high need schools

— Creates “community schools” to support learning by bringing the community into schools and providing academic and other supports to students

Councilman Brown’s detailed press release is available on dccouncilchair.com.