Posts tagged Education
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Breakfast links: Gray weather
Gray goes for 7; Snow woes, still; Affordable housing for Westbard; SmarTrip here to stay; Less summer, more school; Holy ground for sale; A public place for pot?; Thinking outside the white lines. Keep reading…
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To get ideas for reusing the historic Franklin School building, DC can look to Newark, NJ
The Franklin School, at 13th and K NW, is an iconic DC building, but it has been vacant and abandoned since 2008. On a recent trip to Newark, New Jersey, I got a glimpse of another use for old, historic buildings. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fines and transit fights
Back on track, sort of; Railroad is public; Giant fines for snow fouls; Snowblind technology; The Snojo Nnamdi Show; Crime is crime; Maglev madness; DC’s streetcar past; Bike to bicycle kicks; FHWA fickle on fonts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Priorities
Creeping back to normal; New Olympic sport; See something, shovel something; Bikes are not a priority; To the skies; The sharing economy digs out; Where does all the snow go?; Where’s the beef?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snow daze
Winter is coming; Transit shutting down; Bowser will stomp this snow; How 1 inch of snow was so bad; Paid leave in limbo; I-66 HOT mess; Alexandria’s transportation funding; New building at UDC. Keep reading…
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Millennials still drive! ... less than other people do
Did you know that: • Most millennials don’t use Uber? • Most millennials don’t shop at Wegman’s? • Most millennials don’t live in Austin? • Most millennials in the Washington region drive to work alone? • Most people may be misled by recent headlines about millennials? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tee up for TOD
Transit-oriented Tysons; Metro station use; Not SmarT enough; Daring design in DeafSpace; Architecture for all; Housing market hype; From fantasy to reality. Keep reading…
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DC adult learners may qualify for regular diplomas—whatever those mean
DC education officials are planning to grant high school diplomas to adults who complete high school equivalency programs. But some members of the State Board of Education have challenged one program’s rigor, raising the question: What does a DC high school diploma actually signify? Adults in DC who pass the GED exam currently receive a certificate, not a high school… Keep reading…
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Metro student passes may be on the way
Five years ago, WMATA and American University teamed up to provide student SmarTrip cards, the goal being to eventually offer discounted student fares. But the program never expanded past its pilot. Will rekindling the effort mean more students on Metro? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tunnel vision
B&P Tunnel plans; DC going gray; Transit for all; The last scrap yard; Cashing in on the casino; A short ride home; End-of-the-year tallies. Keep reading…