Category Archives: Schools
Hyde Produces Best English Gains in the City
A recent study by the American Institutes of Research found that students at Georgetown’s Hyde-Addison demonstrated the best gains in reading performance versus every other school in the DCPS system. The study ranked the schools by “median growth percentile”, which … Continue reading
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Georgetown Families Continue to Flock to Hyde-Addison
The DCPS annual lottery results were announced last week, and they show that the spike in interest of Georgetown families in Hyde continues. As discussed here, Georgetown children who are interested in attending Hyde for pre-K need to go through … Continue reading
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Out Of Boundary Lottery Begins for Hyde-Addison
Monday was the beginning of the out of boundary lottery process for DC public schools. This is the process by which students who don’t want to attend their designated local school can get a slot at another school. As discussed … Continue reading
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What Cheh’s Proposal Would Mean For Georgetown Families
Last week, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh publicly floated a proposal to create a new middle school for Ward 3. This would dramatically affect Georgetown families, as discussed below. Citing overcrowding, Cheh wrote in a letter to the Current this week that … Continue reading
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DCPS Releases Hyde and Hardy 2010-11 Budgets
UPDATE: GM is an idiot. He wrote this article looking at last year’s budgets. He’s now updated the article with the right numbers. Late last week, DCPS released proposed budgets for each school, including Georgetown’s Hyde-Addison Elementary and Hardy Middle … Continue reading
As Expected: All Pre-K Slots at Hyde Go to Neighborhood Kids
Yesterday the DC Public Schools announced the results of the 2011-12 out-of-boundary school lottery. As expected, every open slot in the pre-K class went to kids from Georgetown. Unlike for kindergarten and above, kids in the neighborhood need to go … Continue reading
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Hyde-Addison on the Verge of an Historic Shift
Last week DCPS initiated the annual Out of Boundary (“OOB”) lottery for the 2011-12 school year. This is the process by which students who do not wish to attend their designated local school take open places in schools outside their … Continue reading
Terrible Twos: The Third Most Popular Post
In commemoration of the second anniversary of the beginning of the most recent incarnation of the Georgetown Metropolitan, GM is counting down the five most popular stories of the past year. Today: Who Would Go To Western High School? This … Continue reading
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The Story Behind the Hyde-Addison Numbers
A couple weeks ago, the Georgetown Current reported a spike in the size of this year’s kindergarten class at the Hyde-Addison Elementary school here in Georgetown. According to the Current, Hyde’s kindergarten class is 58, up from 40 last year. … Continue reading
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Rhee Meets With Hardy Parents
On Tuesday morning, DC Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee met with parents of students at Hardy School in Georgetown. The meeting was another contentious round of a fight that has been raging for months (and perhaps years, depending on your … Continue reading
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