Posts tagged Education
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Breakfast links: Parks and schools
Lighting up Sherman Circle; New parks in NE Capitol Hill?; Benefits of school integration; Too cool for school; New 11th Street bridges on track; PG County gets first “high-end” grocery; Church housing; Fairfax wants chunk of VA surplus; No more back doors. Keep reading…
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Weekend video: The bike bus
A group of high school students in Orlando started riding to school in a big caravan, making the ride to school fun, healthy and sustainable. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Tours and taxes
Walk the West End tomorrow; Hail Mary tax break; Gas sales tax?; Alexandria transportation tax?; Pay freeze for thee, but not for me; Matrix Rhee-loaded; London’s bike sharing turns a profit. Keep reading…
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Meet SEED, DC’s one-of-a-kind public boarding school
The new documentary “Waiting for Superman” includes the story of a DC fifth-grader named Anthony, who lives with his grandmother in a Ward 7 neighborhood assigned to the low-performing Sousa Middle School, which the Post’s Jay Mathews once called “an educational sinkhole.” Anthony and his grandmother are hoping he gets into a charter school called… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ups and downs
Raise the height in places; Metrobus ridership down, rail ridership up; Exurban write-downs; Where are the food deserts?; Phase I of Moynihan Station starts; Don’t walk to school; And…. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: The Park Service’s party Line
More from the front Line; We’ll get to it one day, maybe; Is it just the National Paving Service?; DHS settles photography suit; Development approvals not stopping; Wal-Mart wants less parking; Latest round of the Height Limit debate. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watchful schools
School bus cameras in MoCo; Dinner at school; Bill seeks oases in food deserts; PG Council considers $4.5M subsity for shopping center; SmarTrip misinformation abounds; Metro closures November 5-7; DDOT & MPD can do better; Plurality favor cuts to “transportation”. Keep reading…
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Henderson could be just what DC schools need
Post-primary speculation about the future of DC Public Schools came to a head last week with the unsurprising news that Chancellor Michelle Rhee would step down. However, Rhee supporters found solace in the decision to let go-to gal Kaya Henderson take over as interim leader. This move could signal good things for DC kids and the future of the city. When it comes to community… Keep reading…
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Gray’s Ward 2 town hall sidesteps divisions
The warm reception given to expectant Mayor Vincent Gray at the Ward 2 Town Hall last night stood in stark contrast with the 27% Ward 2 support Gray received on Election Day. Ward 2 includes my particular Georgetown precinct which supported Gray’s opponent more than any other in DC. The event, held at Foundry United Methodist Church, was to have been 2 hours of discussion… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cabinet shuffling
Rheesigning; Peck for City Administrator?; Road rash of crashes; VA liquor plan gets worse; Get yer historic DC maps; Ban stoplights?; And…. Keep reading…