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Bell Multicultural Senior High School in Washington, DC is highlighted in today’s Washington Post as the first public high school in the District to require all of its students to take college level AP courses and exams. In “Embracing the Challenge of AP English for All Students,” Bell educators, parents, and students dispute the warning that the growth of AP courses, particularly for low-scoring students, is a recipe for disaster. Rather, required AP courses are “exactly what we need to prepare for college or good jobs.”
On the exact same page of The Washington Post, a report by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute criticizes the DC government, saying that its job training programs are inadequate and poorly monitored. The report calls for more educational opportunities for adult workers, and it urges city officials to work with employers to tailor job training to the needs of upcoming business ventures. According to the report, the District’s job training program has failed because “it does nothing to address the preparedness of District residents for the jobs that are being created.” See, “D.C. Boom not Felt by All in City, Study Says.”
Aren’t you left with a desire to scream and say, “Hey, District of Columbia, read the article about Bell – THEY are preparing D.C.’s workforce for the job market!”? And so are Year Up, and YouthBuild, and so many other great groups in this city. It seems sadly ironic that in DC, where the needs are so great and where many social entrepreneurs have a presence, the connections between local policymakers and the social entrepreneurs seem spotty at best.
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