Mayoral takeover of DCPS

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Mayoral takeover of DCPS
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DC Council approves mayoral takeover of DCPS

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The Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA), still in effect today, shifted control of most key aspects of DCPS to the mayor.

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty won final approval from the D.C. Council to take control of the city's public schools, beginning a historic transfer of power that placed him in charge of fixing the troubled 55,000-student system.

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