by vbertelli | May 24, 2019 | News
By Megan Mineiro, Reporter, The DC Line May 20, 2019 Read more here. Update: DC Public Charter School Board members voted unanimously tonight to reject the proposed Arabic Language Public Charter School, but in brief discussion they encouraged the leadership team to...
by vbertelli | Feb 16, 2019 | News
By Cuneyt Dil, Reporter, Washington City Paper, February 13, 2019 Read more here. “The turnover certainly hasn’t helped DCPS, and it may have stalled progress. For example, several people testified on Tuesday about the sore need for...
by vbertelli | Aug 22, 2018 | Engagement, For Educators, News
By Martha G Abbott, AFT American Educator, Vol. 42, NO. 2, Summer 2018 Read more here. “Even before having children, Jimell Sanders was intent on ensuring that her local school would be able to offer the opportunity of early second language learning. A health...
by vbertelli | Jul 4, 2018 | News
By Perry Stein, Reporter, Washington Post July 3 Read more here. “D.C. Public Schools is considering expanding the dual-language program at Tyler to meet citywide demand, and that possibility has some parents worried the District intends to attract more upper-...
by vbertelli | Apr 19, 2018 | Demand, News
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post on April 17, 2018 Read more here. “Elsie Whitlow Stokes school, a Northeast Washington preschool and elementary charter that teaches classes in two languages, has the longest waiting list of any D.C. charter school, with 1,827...
by vbertelli | Feb 10, 2018 | Achievement, Advocacy, Demand, Diversity, For Families, Jobs, News
Below is DC Immersion’s Executive Director Vanessa Bertelli’s Letter to the Editor which was published on The Atlantic on February 3rd, 2018. Read more here. A reader argues that a more desirable workforce—and a more equitable society—hangs in the balance....
