Helpful Links Public Schools – District of Columbia The official website for DC Public Schools includes an official school calendar, contacts for the Board of Education and major offices of the DC Public Schools, answers to commonly asked policy questions, data about student achievement and demographics for schools that are part of the DCPS system, and other information related to the day-to-day administration of the public schools. The DC School Search is a free, searchable website that delivers information about the District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools. In partnership with the 21st Century School Fund and Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS), this website helps parents and other citizens access information about K-12 public schools in DC. It is also part of a research study, funded by the National Science Foundation, to explore how parents and students make choices about which school to attend. DC VOICE is a collaborative of education activists committed to ensuring every child in Washington, DC a high quality public education. Along with community-building and professional development, the organization focuses on the availability of good data and current research to inform the process of sustained, systemic school reform. DC VOICE also informs and empowers community members to critically examine data and use it to initiate and monitor reform at the classroom, school and district levels. The website allows you to download several research/policy papers, including one about the current reconstitution, or transformation, of nine DC public schools.