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DCPS is the sole public school district in the District of Columbia. [2] As of 2013, DCPS consisted of 111 [3][4] of the 238 public elementary and secondary schools and learning centers in Washington, D.C. These schools span prekindergarten to twelfth grade. As of 2000, kindergarten students entered at 5 years old. [5]
Brightwood College, formerly Kaplan College, was a system of for-profit colleges in the United States, owned and operated by Education Corporation of America. Main qualifications offered included health, business, criminal justice, information technology, nursing and professional training (trades) programs. [ 1 ]
After WWII, Big Pines opened their 1946–47 ski season with a new chairlift and the Sepp Benedikter Ski School (according to their ad in the February 1947 issue of Western Skiing magazine). Highways were built connecting to the major routes in the Cajon Pass, making Wrightwood accessible without serious mountain driving.
The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) is the regulatory authority and sole authorizer of all public charter schools in Washington, D.C. It provides oversight to 69 independently-run nonprofits (also referred to as local education agencies or LEAs) and 135 public charter schools which educate more than 45,000 students living in every ward of the city (48% of all DC ...
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution. [1][2][3] The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, county, state, or province. Frequently, a board of directors power with a ...
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a nonprofit educational organization operating as a federation of state associations of school boards across the United States. Founded in 1940, NSBA represents state school boards associations and their more than 90,000 local school board members. It argues that education is a civil right and ...
Whittier has had a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program since 2009. [46] Whittier's curricula combines science, math, and technology with all major subjects. [47] The school has a science lab and a computer lab. [2] Students may also take classes in art and dance, [2] and 96% of the students learn Spanish.
The association was initially composed of 128 individuals from 40 county and 13 city school systems. By July 1949, the association's name was changed to the Alabama Association of School Board Members. AASB was the 39th state school board association formed in the US. In 1950, the association approved its first constitution and bylaws.