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Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) is now the DC Charter School Alliance!

Please visit www.dccharters.org to learn about our new organization and to see the latest news and information related to DC charter schools.

The FOCUS DC website is online to see historic information, but is not actively updated.

Mayor Gray's Youth Town Hall and College Resource Fair

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Please come out to dialogue with Mayor Vincent Gray and voice your questions and concerns at the upcoming Youth Town Hall. There will be resources and opportunities available for student youth in attendance. See event information below:

 

WHAT:  Mayor Vincent C. Gray's Youth Town Hall

WHEN: Saturday, October 29, 2011; 12:00pm-2:00pm

WHERE: Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20012

D.C.’s Public Charter School Reform Has Been a Success

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This year marks the 15th anniversary of the passage of the District of Columbia’s School Reform Act, which enabled the creation of publicly funded but independently run charter schools for District-resident children. In a decade and a half, these new-style public schools have transformed the educational landscape in the nation’s capital, raising student performance and prompting the long-overdue reform of D.C.’s traditional public school system.

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