funding – The Wilson Beacon

DC education budget grows by $70 million

November 20, 2019

Fundraising efforts robust following funding loss

October 14, 2019

The wrestling team needs new mats. The price tag? $8,000 The new volleyball net cranks? $14,000. Football uniforms, not including pads and helmets? $18,000. Wilson used to be able to afford things like these, but now, aft...

Wilson loses over $170,000

Chloe Fatsis and Max Karp

September 8, 2019

Wilson is scrambling to make up for more than $170,000 in funding after losing access to an account that for years collected money from renting out the school’s field, gymnasiums, and auditorium. The funding shortfall will affect everything...

DCPS fails to prioritize at-risk student funds

June 9, 2019

Mandated expenses undercut budget increase

Zara Hall

March 2, 2019

Wilson’s budget has increased to $20 million for the 2020 fiscal year, up $1.5 million from this school year. Yet DCPS has already designated most of the additional funds for increased security costs and mandated positions at...

DCPS invests three million dollars in disenfranchised schools

January 14, 2019

Wilson cuts ASL I class

November 11, 2018

Funding reallocated from art department

November 11, 2018

PLTW classes lose valuable supplies following funding cut

November 10, 2018

Trump’s right to choose?

August 28, 2018

Parents and students express frustration at division of DCPS budget

Asher Friedman-Rosen and Max Karp

June 14, 2018

After raising the budget for schools across the District, DCPS is facing backlash from parents and teachers in response to the persistence of high staff cuts. Those protesting believe that because teachers are being cut an abnor...