Mary Lord's Platform

As your Ward 2 Board of Education member, I will work to:

• Close the achievement gap.  Connecticut and other states have offices devoted to boosting the performance of disadvantaged kids.  New York City boasts a "chief equality officer."  We should take similar action.
• Push for high academic standards-and expectations.
• Ensure that tutoring firms and other service providers deliver as promised.
• Support innovation and diversity.
• Study and adopt the "best practices" of other states.
• Develop clear, timely "report cards" and other accountability measures.
• Create a system-wide discipline policy that buoys learning with in-school suspensions and counseling options.
• Improve special education.
• Address the needs of our multicultural student population.
• Be a strong listener and advocate for families and communities.
• Boost the quality of teaching, learning, and educational opportunities for all residents of the District of Columbia, regardless of age, income, race or country of origin.
• Build a world-class public education system in our city.