Posts tagged Does
-
DC’s mayor can’t oversee himself
The recent investigation into cheating in DC schools highlights a little-understood fact in the District: Our mayor has too much power. Every state-level agency charged with overseeing the mayor’s activities reports to the mayor — a level of control that exists nowhere else in the country. Keep reading…
-
DC job assistance claims take credit for federal program
Last December, Mayor Vincent Gray announced that a centerpiece of his administration, One City One Hire, had helped over 5,100 unemployed DC residents find jobs. According to a former official at the Department of Employment Services, this figure includes every DC resident hired under the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit program. A One City One Hire briefing document… Keep reading…
-
Few job seekers get the intensive training they need
Large numbers of DC’s jobless residents are going to the city’s One-Stop Centers for employment assistance, but very few actually receive the intensive services that they will need to compete for jobs, say internal workforce training documents obtained by Greater Greater Washington. In order to get job training from the DC government, one has to request training… Keep reading…
-
Amid scandal, don’t lose sight of Gray’s policy achievements
The charges filed yesterday against Vincent Gray’s former assistant campaign treasurer will surely reinforce the image in many voters’ minds of a scandal-plagued mayor who has accomplished nothing for the District. The scandals may be real, but his administration has also racked up some important achievements across the government. Instead of halting progress… Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Election day
Make your voice heard; Knowing fraud; Defense cuts will hurt region; Institutionalization on the street; Metro police aren’t so great; Chicago pushes ahead without feds; A real frequency map; And…. Keep reading…
-
Privatize DC’s One-Stop Career Centers
On Wednesday, residents testified before the DC Council about the performance of the Department of Employment Services. This is my testimony. I am an editor at Greater Greater Washington and resident of Georgetown with my wife and son. I am a supporter, like all Greater Greater Washington contributors, of the tremendous investments being made in transit, parks and economic… Keep reading…
-
Gray deserves more credit for One City One Hire
The rap on Vincent Gray as a mayor too distracted by scandal to accomplish much overlooks one major accomplishment. Gray has made more progress addressing chronic unemployment in his first year than have any of his predecessors in their entire terms. Mayor Gray’s One City One Hire campaign is directly responsible for the hiring of 1,400 previously jobless District… Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Smile or frown
Smile for the camera; DOES overpays; Bondi responds; Mark Center traffic not yet bad; Have an extra room?; MWAA opening up a little; Share the road in bright colors; And…. Keep reading…
-
Workforce czar must bring accountability, not bureaucracy
A newly created workforce czar in DC could bring measurable reductions in unemployment if the czar and supporting workforce development agencies are held accountable to specific goals. Otherwise, the new position will become just another layer of bureaucracy, likely to be cut by a future mayor. While parts of DC suffer from crippling unemployment levels of over 20%,… Keep reading…
-
DC needs better data to fight unemployment
Mayor Gray has made employment for DC residents a top priority. But without good data, policies are little more than a stab in the dark. It’s quite surprising how little data DC collects on unemployment. What obstacles do the unemployed face in getting jobs? If the obstacle is a skills mismatch, are there training providers available that teach those skills? … Keep reading…