School Quality Report scores increase at all four middle and high schools focused on college readiness and public policy; Chavez Parkside High School approaches Tier 1 status Just-released ratings of the District of Columbia’s charter schools show across-the-board improvement at all four campuses of the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy, fueled by…
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As Sanctuary Schools, Chavez Campuses Provide Safety and Resources to Scholars and Families
Public policy is our focus at Chavez Schools, and there’s arguably no policy area more in the spotlight right now in America than immigration. We see how families have been separated by federal immigration policies. Recent arrests in the neighborhoods near Chavez Prep are particularly troubling. We know many of our scholars and their families…
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Re: the Administration’s Recent Decisions on Eliminating TPS
The Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 January 12, 2018 Dear Secretary Nielsen, We are saddened by your administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for about 200,000 people from El Salvador and strongly condemn this action. We respectfully ask you to reconsider this decision and think about its impact on…
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DC Public Charter School Board’s 20-Year Review of Chavez Schools
The DC Public Charter Schools Board’s 20-year review of Chavez Schools’ charter coincides with both an important anniversary for our network of four schools and a period of aggressive improvement. We are disappointed that on Dec. 18 the Board voted 4-2 to follow its staff’s recommendations and close Parkside Middle School beginning in June 2018.…
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