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Hi there, 

I'm writing to invite you to join me for a special webinar tomorrow night from 6:00 - 7:30pm.

Moderated by journalist Abigail Higgins, with DC Councilmember Christina Henderson, Chelsea Coffin from the DC Policy Center, and Dan Reed from GGWash, this webinar builds on a story series we've been publishing over the last couple of months.

Why should people who care about urban planning pay attention to school boundaries and feeder patterns? What should education policy wonks know about how school boundaries impact the built environment of DC?

This series connects the dots.

Below, you can register for the webinar and catch up on the four-part series.

In my role at GGWash, I've been working with my colleagues on more ways to engage readers and bring the stories we publish to life. Tomorrow evening's discussion is one example, with more on the horizon, and we're excited to share it with you.

Thank you for reading GGWash -- and I hope to "see" you tomorrow night.

George Kevin Jordan

Editor-in-Chief

Webinar: How DC’s school boundaries shape housing and travel patterns

6:00pm on Tuesday, September 20, 2022

School boundaries and feeder patterns not only shape the lives of children, they affect housing, travel patterns, and can contribute to citywide segregation. Building on an ongoing GGWash series by journalist Abigail Higgins, venture behind the headlines for a virtual conversation with local experts on what school boundaries and feeder patterns are, and how they shape our lives.

Moderator:

Abigail Higgins, journalist

Panelists:

Chelsea Coffin, Director, Education Policy Initiative, DC Policy Center
Councilmember Christina Henderson, DC Council
Dan Reed, Regional Policy Director, Greater Greater Washington

REGISTER HERE

PART I: How schools in DC were part of a legacy of segregation

Educational inequity in the District is built on decades of formally, and informally, mandated segregation. Here’s a look at that history, which helps pave the way for future stories about the complicated and closely-knit relationship between housing, land use, and education.

PART II: How school boundaries and feeder patterns shape DC’s housing and education inequalities

Housing inequality and education inequality in Washington, DC, are deeply intertwined—and school boundaries, the lines that determine where a child gets a guaranteed public school spot based on their address, are a key to perpetuating this inequality.

PART III: The ripple effects of how – and if – kids are able to commute safely to school

Only about a quarter of the city’s students attend their in-boundary school. What the journey to school looks like and whether students can take full advantage of their school options has a lot to do with transportation equity.

PART IV: What experts say needs to be done to disrupt historic patterns of segregation in DC’s schools

As DC schools continue to struggle to disrupt historic patterns of segregation, experts weigh in on what can be done to improve students’ lives as debates over school boundary redistricting loom.

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