Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act provided for a new permanent capital to be located on the Potomac River, the exact area to be selected by President Washington.As permitted by the U.S. Constitution, the initial shape of the federal district was a square, measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side, totaling 100 square miles (260 km 2).
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act; Other short titles: District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Long title: To reorganize the governmental structure of the District of Columbia, to provide a charter for local government in the District of Columbia subject to acceptance by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia, to delegate ...
The Council of the District of Columbia enacted the DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007. This act established a DC public school agency based on authority given to the council in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973. The Department of Education that was established under the Mayor triggered several changes.
For example, the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the local public school system and answers to the Mayor through the Deputy Mayor for Education. However, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (PCSB) was created in 1996 as a second, independent agency with authorization authority for public charter schools. [12]
A state that is both a home rule state and a Dillon's Rule state applies Dillon's Rule to matters or governmental units not accounted for in the constitutional provision or statute that grants home rule. [citation needed] Washington, D.C. is a federal city with a limited form of home rule granted by the federal government; see District of ...
The District of Columbia State Board of Education (SBOE) is an independent executive branch agency of the Government of the District of Columbia, in the United States.The SBOE provides advocacy and policy guidance for the District of Columbia Public Schools, and works with the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District of Columbia State Superintendent of Education.
Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Home rule and voting rights of the District of Columbia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
School name Type Grades Neighborhood Ward DCPS school code Address Website Anacostia High School: Public, traditional: 9-12: Anacostia: 8 450 1601 16th St SE, Washington, DC 20020