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The Fishing School News
- Math + Science Night engaged DC Metropolitan Police Department volunteers who helped students perform experiments and beat challenges using their math and science knowledge. Read a recap here. (March 2016)
- Congratulations to Bishop Walker for achieving 100% parent participation at Literacy Night! Read a recap here. (January 2016)
- J. O. Wilson Elementary 3rd grader Kaaron R. is awarded Wyndham Vacation Ownership Tom Lewis Student of the Year! Watch our video recap of the End of Year Showcase and Award Ceremony (May 2015).
- Take a look at the latest edition of The Catch, our student-led publication (June, 2014)
- Check out the first edition of our student-led publication, The Catch (June, 2013)
- All the latest program news and upcoming events, eNewsletter (May, 2013)
The Fishing School in the News
- Brainfood came and taught our Rising Scholars how to cook a healthier version of Chicken Alfredo on May 15, 2012. Check out photos of their tasty instruction as well as the recipe here! Thanks for your partnership, Brainfood!
- DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation mentions TFS and our program partner Washington Jazz Institute in their grantee newsletter! Click here to read the full article.
- Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Business Development manager and The Fishing School board member Eric Garvin was awarded a community service award for demonstrating strong leadership in the minority STEM community through volunteer activities, February 21, 2011. Click here to read the full article.
- The Fishing School's Jayquan Holloway was featured on WAMU radio in a segment named Students Produce Crafts with Conscience, December 13, 2010. Click here to listen.
- The Fishing School vandalized, November 23, 2010. WUSA9
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The Washington Post
- AMERICAN SYSTEMS CEO and President Bill Hoover speaks about the organization's support of The Fishing School and other local organizations, July 13, 2010
Click here to read the full article.
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Education Week: NCLB
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| Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators |
- Barack Obama Says Education Reform Isn't a 'Cure-All.' Is That a Flip-Flop?
A tweet from the former president about education's role in addressing inequality and lack of opportunities drew split reactions and a chance to review his record and where K-12 stands in the political sphere. 
- Joe Biden, Gun-Free School Zones Champion, Busing Critic, Is Running for President
As a U.S. senator and vice president, Biden focused on preschool, gun-free school zones, and the Obama administration's response to the Newtown, Conn. school shooting in 2012. 
- What This State's School Board Learned From Talking to the Community
The Kansas State Board of Education turned the input of thousands of Kansans into action to focus on the whole child. 
- How Education Policymakers Can Engage With Their Community (And Why They Should)
The Kansas State Board of Education spoke to thousands of Kansans about what a successful young person should look like. Then they turned that input into action. 
- Remembering Former First Lady Barbara Bush, an Advocate for Literacy
As the wife of former President George H.W. Bush, she used the bully pulpit of her office as first lady to advance the issue on behalf of both for children and parents. 
- NCLB Was Right: Assessment Can Change Instruction
What gets tested gets taught, so performance assessments that measure the competencies that matter can lead to instruction that yields those competencies, argues Ben Kornell of Envision Learning Partners. 
- Grants for New Assessment Systems Signal the End of the Big Test
The Assessment for Learning Project, a partnership between Center for Innovation in Education and Next Generation Learning Challenges, granted twelve grants totaling http://feeds.feedburner.com/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind million for rethinking assessment. 
- Three Testing Issues to Watch in Rewriting No Child Left Behind
Both the House and Senate ESEA bills keep annual tests, but they go very different ways on a lot of other assessment issues. 
- LGBT Student Bullying Protections to Be Included in ESEA Reauthorization Debate
The forthcoming bullying debate will prompt the first votes on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the right to same-sex marriage. 
- Five Non-Waiver States Will Get to Pause School Ratings For a Year
You don't need a comprehensive No Child Left Behind waiver to get a reprieve from some of the law's accountability requirements. 
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