Support us. Ward 2’s Unique Role in DC’s Education Landscape. Eboni – Rose Thompson leads. See the D.C. election results. https://www.washingtoninformer.com/a-look-at-the-ward-2-state-board-race Campaign photos. Carlene D. Reid leads. Ward 2. From left, Mysiki Valentine and Allister Chang are both openly gay candidates for D.C. school board. By: Allister Chang, Ward 2 Representative. View Allister Chang’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Board members’ terms are four years and are staggered so no more than five board members are selected in any one election. Chang is a visiting researcher at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Imagine you’re in 4th grade. Ever since being sworn in on January 2 nd as a member of the D.C. State Board of Education, I can’t stop thinking about the urgency for literacy among all of our students.. Allister Chang Chang is an education advocate with a Master’s degree in public policy. Invest in leaders who build bridges in societies that drift apart. W2EC February 2021 Meeting. Our schools also serve the fewest number of students of any Ward (3,863).. There are nine members on the DC State Board of Education who are directly elected by voters within the District. Allister Chang is the Ward 2 Member of the DC State Board of Education (2021-2025). Click the image for video of W2EC’s February 2021 meeting with special guest Allister Chang, Ward 2 Representative, DC State Board of Education (SBOE). Ward 7. Allister Chang leads. Your social studies teacher calls on you to answer a question about the Declaration of Independence. DC Board of Education. If you yourself have not directly engaged with schools in DC, you are like the vast majority of Ward 2 voters. Jacque Patterson leads. At-large. Students who live in Ward 2 make up only 2% of DC’s student population in DCPS and Public Charter Schools (1755/91322). Allister Chang, 30, is fellow at Halcyon, a nonprofit incubator. Ward 8. To my fellow literacy allies: On January 2nd, ... Our founding fathers wrote extensively about the importance of literacy education as the foundations of a vibrant democracy. Written By Allister Chang. 18 talking about this. (Photos via Twitter) The number of out LGBTQ … Consider making a gift today. Allister has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Ward 2 School Board candidates: Christopher Etesse, Allister Chang, Sarah Mehrotra and James Harnett. The DC State Board of Education, with nine elected representatives, is one of those District entities that is little known and with little power beyond advising the state superintendent of education and the mayor. To learn about our committee assignments, please visit the Committee Assignments page.