Mayor’s Speech Highlights Education Success in DC

Mayor Gray called for providing a “successful and sustainable” system of high-quality education in a speech at Savoy Elementary School, which shares a gymnasium with Thurgood Marshall Academy, a charter school.   

Public education is thriving in DC and charters are a part of that success. We have met the challenge of serving diverse student needs while demanding higher academic results.  It’s because of our success more and more DC families choose charter schools every year.

Even so, growth has not sacrificed quality. To learn more, check out the links below.

• District's Highest-Performing Non-Selective High School: Thurgood Marshall Academy’s Founder Said People Didn’t Think it was Possible

• 100% College Acceptance for the First Graduating Class at KIPP DC and National Collegiate Preparatory

• 2013 DC Teacher of the Year Winner

• Increase in Proficiency Rates

• More High Quality Options for Families

A lot has been said about House Republican Leaders visiting Two Rivers yesterday