Dion Haynes
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V. Dion Haynes has covered the D.C. public schools for The Post since 2005. He is presently on assignment with the investigative team for the “Fixing D.C.’s Schools” series. Dion’s previous work has included an investigation into excessive special education spending and a narrative piece on two high-achieving young men at a low-achieving high school for the paper’s “Being a Black Man” series, which won the Casey medal among other awards.
Before joining The Post, he worked at the Chicago Tribune for 13 years, where he covered the Chicago Public Schools and worked as a national correspondent based in Los Angeles. He co-authored an investigation documenting waste in the district’s school construction program and a series on teen pregnancy for the paper’s yearlong “Saving Our Children” project, which won a Robert F. Kennedy award for public service.
Dion, who grew up in Detroit, has a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University.
Articles by Dion Haynes
Better or Worse, It's Rhee's School System Now (August 25, 2008)
D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In School (August 22, 2008)
Renovated School Has the Same Old Name, to the Chagrin of Many (August 21, 2008)
From Obsolete to State of the Art (August 21, 2008)
Postal Workers Go Without Answers (August 3, 2008)
In Closed Schools, History Lessons (July 17, 2008)
Some D.C. Principals Credit Rhee for Big Gains in Test Scores (July 11, 2008)
D.C. Students See Big Academic Gains (July 10, 2008)
Rhee to Fire 250 Teachers Who Missed Certification Date (July 4, 2008)
Rhee Targets Teachers' Seniority, Tenure Rules (July 3, 2008)
Council Questions Repair Contracts (June 26, 2008)
2 Closed Schools Go to Charters (June 21, 2008)
22 Assistant Principals Are Latest to Be Fired (June 19, 2008)
Leaders Chart Progress, Academic Goals (June 13, 2008)
A Landmark's Looming Demise (June 11, 2008)
In Face of Protests, Police Call Area Checkpoints a Success (June 8, 2008)
Who Will Build Soccer Stadium? Game On! (June 5, 2008)
State Superintendent Finds Limits to Power (May 28, 2008)
Deputy Mayor Chided by Council (May 24, 2008)
Teacher Contract Would End Seniority (May 21, 2008)
Rhee Offers Plan To Improve D.C.'s Troubled Schools (May 16, 2008)
Kinlow Exits Race for Shadow Senator, Still Gets Votes (May 15, 2008)
At D.C.'s Phelps High, A Return to the Future (May 11, 2008)
Schools Chancellor Moves to Dismiss Principals (May 6, 2008)
Turmoil Racks Teachers Union (May 5, 2008)
D.C. Schools Blitzed With Paint and Plants (May 4, 2008)
D.C. Conference Chief Submits Resignation (May 4, 2008)
Brown Back in Politics, Yet Again (May 1, 2008)
Rhee Gains Authority Over Teacher Transfers (April 29, 2008)
Eastern High's PTA Seeks Staff Changes (April 22, 2008)
Troubled D.C. Schools May Get Outside Help (April 18, 2008)
Rhee Lists 6 Firms Eyed To Help Run 10 Campuses (April 17, 2008)
Some Union Officials Tell Teachers To Spurn District's Buyout Offer (April 15, 2008)
700 Teachers Are Offered Buyout (April 11, 2008)
Move to Cut 2 Hearings Opposed (April 9, 2008)
Students Walk Out to Protest Security Policy (April 1, 2008)
Teachers Expect Early-Retirement Offers (March 27, 2008)
School Budget Reflects Transfer of Some High-Cost Programs (March 21, 2008)
New Program To Take Early Action to Help Those Failing (March 19, 2008)
Rhee's '09 Budget Adds $44 Million (March 18, 2008)
Ralliers in D.C. Work To Build Counterweight To Antiwar Movement (March 16, 2008)
Federal Official Praises Progress, Urges More Long-Term Planning (March 15, 2008)
Study Notes Economic Ills of Low Graduation Rates (March 14, 2008)
Firings Cut Payroll by $6 Million (March 12, 2008)
Rhee Hesitates on Requests for List of Fired Workers (March 11, 2008)
Workers, Council Question Firings (March 9, 2008)
D.C. Schools Chief Fires 98 Workers (March 8, 2008)
Plan Aired To Root Out D.C. Students' Problems (March 1, 2008)
Parents Protest Plan for School Closures (February 28, 2008)
Special-Ed Getting New Computer System, Staff (February 27, 2008)
After Death, Parents Want School Sanitized (February 27, 2008)
Outside Help for Schools Possible (February 26, 2008)
Rhee Has Ambitious Plans But Still No School Budget (February 23, 2008)
Rhee Wants School to Serve as 'Differentiated Learning' Lab (February 19, 2008)
Rhee Weighs Ideas to Fix 27 Schools (February 18, 2008)
Rhee Hopes Tastier Food Can Beef Up Finances (February 15, 2008)
Chronicling the Decline Of the Backyard Bird (January 20, 2008)
Parents Slam Schools Plan at Hearings (January 18, 2008)
Rhee, Council Members to Discuss School Closings Tonight (January 17, 2008)
As Parents Fight School Closings, D.C. Chancellor Says Input Matters (January 17, 2008)
The 23 D.C. Schools at Risk in Rhee's Plan (January 13, 2008)
Schools Targeted For Closure (January 13, 2008)
More Autonomy Sought in Plan to Overhaul Failing D.C. Schools (January 11, 2008)
Bill on School Firings Passes (January 9, 2008)
Boycott Set For Hearings On School Closings (January 8, 2008)
Pre-K Expansion Measure's Varying Standards Faulted (January 4, 2008)
Not Maintained, Costly Heating Systems Fail in Droves (December 31, 2007)
D.C. Mulls A Return To Pre-K-8 Schools (December 30, 2007)
City, School Officials Agree to Add Services and Programs (December 13, 2007)
What $81 Million Could Do (November 20, 2007)
As Rhee Weighs Privatization, Doubts Abound (November 18, 2007)
Nonprofit Groups May Run Failing D.C. Schools (November 14, 2007)
Students Tell Officials How to Improve Education (November 4, 2007)
Scrutiny Begins as Turmoil Rages (November 1, 2007)
Parents Seek Action Over Homeless Presence (October 20, 2007)
Database Will Track Fates of Students (October 9, 2007)
Whatever Happened to The Class of 2005? (October 7, 2007)
Thousands March to Capitol to Protest Iraq War (September 16, 2007)
Dueling Demonstrations (September 16, 2007)
New Law, New Roles For School Officials (August 23, 2007)
Rhee Blasts Textbook Process For Letting Supplies Languish (August 4, 2007)
Fenty's Agent of Change (July 2, 2007)
Council to Challenge Rhee's Résumé (June 30, 2007)
Fenty's Picks Have Ties to System, And Its Reforms (June 13, 2007)
Successes at a Big-City System (June 12, 2007)
Parade Showcases Event's Evolution (June 10, 2007)
Can D.C. Schools Be Fixed? (June 10, 2007)
Former D.C. School Official to Plead Guilty (June 6, 2007)
Area Graduates Get Their Last Assignment (May 20, 2007)
Fund Was Poorly Monitored, Audit Finds (April 27, 2007)
A Boom for D.C. Charter Schools (April 25, 2007)
A Parade of Fair Weather, Finally, and Friendship (April 15, 2007)
17 Ineligible Students Graduated in June, Report Finds (April 6, 2007)
At Library, the Gray Gives Way (March 4, 2007)
Fenty's Overhaul Plan Echoes Janey's (February 27, 2007)
School Board Unveils Plan to Counter Fenty's Proposal (February 23, 2007)
D.C. Schools Vow to Order Textbooks Well Ahead of Start of Classes This Fall (February 23, 2007)
Fenty Submits Plan for Special-Ed (February 21, 2007)
Answers Demanded For Elevated Lead Levels (February 16, 2007)
Last 2 Schools Ready To Reopen After Fixes (February 13, 2007)
D.C. Parents and Students Steamed Over Heating-Related Disruptions (February 9, 2007)
Boiler Failures Plague D.C. on Snow Day in Suburbs (February 8, 2007)
Democratic Group Seeks Referendum On Proposal (February 4, 2007)
Board Wants to Attack School Repairs in 'All-Out Blitz' (January 25, 2007)
School Takeover Opposed In Vote (January 18, 2007)
Showoffs Rev Their Engines (January 14, 2007)
Fenty Details Proposal To Take Over Schools (January 5, 2007)
New Chief Lashes Out at Takeover Proposal (January 4, 2007)
D.C. Schools Considering Unusual Deal With Nonprofit (December 26, 2006)
Wilson Parents Group Seeks Control of Repair Budget (December 24, 2006)
Janey to Get Bonus, Contract Extension (December 21, 2006)
Board to Be Urged to Give Janey Bonus (December 20, 2006)
Gates Grant to Target Low Performers (December 19, 2006)
Schools Report Urges Drastic Change, Higher Salaries (December 15, 2006)
City Could See 5,000 Additional Students Within 4 Years (December 14, 2006)
Congress Lifts Income Limit For Students in Evaluation (December 12, 2006)
Janey to Ask for Extra $83.5 Million (November 30, 2006)
Janey Seeks Time to Turn Around Schools (November 29, 2006)
Janey To Speak On School Overhaul (November 26, 2006)
Principals Weigh In on Closings and Consolidation (November 18, 2006)
A Return Engagement at City Hall (November 16, 2006)
D.C. Proposal to Close Hine Junior High Is Criticized (November 16, 2006)
Fenty to Name Ally To Lead Turnaround (November 16, 2006)
Fenty's Plan to Take Over Ailing System Is Finding Foes (November 12, 2006)
Bobb, Laying Out Bold Plan, Says He Will Fight a Mayoral Takeover (November 9, 2006)
Bobb Is Chosen to Lead as Schools Face an Uncertain Future (November 8, 2006)
In Ad, Cafritz Champions Work by Board, Janey (November 7, 2006)
Worry Over City Takeover Permeates Election (November 5, 2006)
Schools Race Highlights City's Gaps (November 2, 2006)
Seeking 'Fresh Breath of Air' for D.C. Schools (October 31, 2006)
D.C. Paid For Training Schools Say Didn't Occur (October 30, 2006)
Board 'Inclined' to Relinquish Monitoring Role (October 29, 2006)
Principal, Student Arrested in Scuffle (October 26, 2006)
Janey Proposes Different Closings (October 25, 2006)
Experience Could Help or Hurt Graham (October 24, 2006)
D.C. School Board Member May Abandon Campaign (October 21, 2006)
Bleak College Graduation Rate Is Found (October 19, 2006)
Kwame Jackson Promotes Fenty (October 19, 2006)
Candidates Weigh In on System's Future (October 17, 2006)
Athletics Find a Booster In Janey (October 16, 2006)
15 People Fighting to Be Part Of Board's Uncertain Future (October 8, 2006)
Schools Improve By Way Of 'Safe Harbor' (October 5, 2006)
More Poor Results For Charter Schools; Janey to Intervene (September 30, 2006)
Schools Making 'No Child' Progress (September 28, 2006)
Superintendent Agrees To Emergency Repairs Of Facilities at Dunbar (September 28, 2006)
Most Charter Schools Miss Test Benchmarks (September 27, 2006)
On the Field, Dunbar Finds Victory; In the Locker Room, Rust and Neglect (September 23, 2006)
Parents Oppose Special-Ed 'Inclusion' (September 17, 2006)
Upgraded Facilities, Academics Part of 15-Year Plan (September 15, 2006)
D.C. Superintendent to Propose Closing 19 More Schools (September 14, 2006)
DNA Test Points to Tribes of Their Past (September 10, 2006)
Some Highly Touted Schools Land on Failure List (September 9, 2006)
Few Schools Meet Goal on New Tests (September 8, 2006)
D.C. Schools Fall Short of Test Goals, Superintendent Says (September 7, 2006)
Chief Proposes Year-Round Classes to Aid Ailing Programs (September 4, 2006)
Schools the City Can Build On (August 29, 2006)
Officials Optimistic, Parents Vigilant as Consolidation Becomes Reality (August 27, 2006)
Some Revisions Delayed by Lack of New Books (August 24, 2006)
D.C. Has All Its Teachers, But Some Lack Certificates (August 23, 2006)
Star Power for the Start of School (August 18, 2006)
Singers Reach for a Higher-Powered 'Idol' (July 30, 2006)
Officials Warn of Likely Setback on Testing (July 28, 2006)
Board Might Be Stripped of Some Roles (July 17, 2006)
City Strives to Fill Teaching Positions (July 9, 2006)
To Retain Students, Higher Income Rule Sought (July 8, 2006)
