Listen as Larry spoke with Councilmember Vincent C. Gray of Ward 7 regarding the resignation of DC Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson.
D.C. Public Schools leader to resign after skirting school assignment rules (The Washington Post)
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, appointed last year with a mandate to close a persistent achievement gap, was forced to resign Tuesday amid revelations he skirted the city’s competitive lottery system so his daughter could transfer to a coveted high school.
The end of Wilson’s one-year, 19-day tenure — announced at a late afternoon press conference by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) — sends another jolt through a beleaguered school system already engulfed in a graduation scandal. He was the second casualty of a scandal that emerged with little warning Friday: Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles was the first to go, her resignation also demanded by Bowser. [Read More]
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