DC Public Charter School Board Receives 11 Charter School Applications - The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) accepted 11 applications to open new public charter schools by the February 1st deadline. The charter schools, if approved, would open in fall 2013.

Informal Hearing Scheduled for IDEA Public Charter School - The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) will hold an informal public hearing on Thursday February 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm concerning the proposed revocation of the charter for Integrated Design Electronics Academy Public Charter School (“IDEA”). The public hearing will be held at IDEA, located at 1027 45th Street, NE Washington, DC, 20019. The hearing is open to the public.

D.C. Deputy Mayor for Education Releases Study Identifying Neighborhoods with Greatest Education Service Gaps - An independent study commissioned by the D.C. Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) and released today identifies the ten communities across the District with the greatest gap between student demand and supply of high-quality education opportunities in the public system.

Informal Hearing Scheduled for IDEA Public Charter School - The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) will hold an informal public hearing on Thursday February 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm concerning the proposed revocation of the charter for Integrated Design Electronics Academy Public Charter School (“IDEA”).

Report Ranks Washington, DC First Place for its Independent Charter Board and School Autonomy - Washington, DC earned the number one spot in the 2011 charter law rankings released by the Center for Education Reform. The report, The State of Charter Schools: What We Know – and What We Do Not – About Performance and Accountability, cited DC’s model independent board and charter school autonomy.