On the topic of surplussing DC school buildings — such as the JF Cook School on the unit block of P Street NW — Washington Post reporter Mike DeBonis has this little blurb on his blog this morning (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2011/03/demorning_debonis_march_11_201_1.html ):
GAO report says mayor needs to do a better job of explaining why charter schools aren’t getting surpluses property — the first item is from the GAO and the second item is an article in the Washingtonian:
District of Columbia Charter Schools: Criteria for Awarding School Buildings to Charter Schools Needs Additional Transparency
GAO-11-263 March 9, 2011
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-263
New Report Sheds Light on Charter-School Oversight
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/18653.html
You are invited to read the GAO.gov report and the Washingtonian article.
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