Education in the District of Columbia
Channel: HouseResourceOrg
Date: 2011-01-03

Education in the District of Columbia - House Oversight Committee - 1999-04-30 - 122918-1-DVD - House Committee Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on the District of Columbia.    Witnesses testified about the condition of the District of Columbia public school system. They focused on the needed repair of school buildings and improved technology in the classrooms. They also stressed that parents need to help educate their children outside of a classroom and that community involvement in education was essential. They also talked about new standards set for the schools and the introduction of principal and teacher evaluations.  Filmed by C-SPAN. Non-commercial use only. For more information, see http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/122918-1