Posts tagged Education
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Breakfast links: In with the new
Old space, new use; Defining historic; America’s 10 best new bike lanes; A greater College Park; Land swap shifts shelter; Buying charm in Bethesda; Dupont Circle’s fountain; Final ride; Hold the doors. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gray skies and silver linings
Jury stuck in gray area; Intersection of Doom no more; Budget busts for DC; No relief on the Greenway; Devising density for Brentwood; DC stepping up on schools; McAuliffe on education; Ugly seats. Keep reading…
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DC schools are missing an opportunity to equip students for coding jobs
In recent years schools in the District have expanded opportunities for students to learn computer coding, an occupation where demand is outpacing supply. But they could do much more to engage low-income students in a potentially lucrative career path that doesn’t necessarily require a college degree. There’s been a lot of talk lately about the importance of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From traffic to transit
Purple proposals are in; DC traffic fines climb; Multimodal demands on 395; Putting up money for murals; Prince William transit woes; Holy affordable housing; No school left behind; Bridging VA to MD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Catch the bus
BRT or bust; Hit the ground running; Keep it simple; DC’s dime; Office worker walkers; Feds riding Metro; Transit saves you money; Fairfax school space available; Ditch this deal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Someday my streetcar will come
Not this year; Sell don’t swap FBI; Charters for change; Metro for all Marylanders; Local labor pool; MoCo’s Bike Master Plan; Billboard fights congestion; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What took so long?
Federal funding, finally; The customer comes first; Shifting demographics in DC; Bus lane support; Locked up in Lorton; Purple line property rights; Seriously, no parking. Keep reading…
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Lower test scores aren’t necessarily a sign we’re heading in the wrong direction
This week Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials released long-awaited results for grades 3 through 8 from the Common Core-aligned tests given last spring. As expected, scores were far lower than on the old tests, especially for low-income and minority students. But that doesn’t necessarily mean DC schools are on the wrong track. Proficiency rates on DC’s… Keep reading…
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Are long waitlists for DC’s public preschools hurting the entire school system?
At some DC Public Schools, the programs that prepare kids for kindergarten by teaching pre-literacy and math skills, like learning the alphabet and counting, are in such demand that many neighborhood residents are unable to enroll their children. If DCPS doesn’t expand the number of preschool slots where demand is highest, it risks losing those families to charter and other… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s the boss?
GM officially; Bowser is…just OK; 5A lives to fight another day; Not all for redevelopment; Govies underground; Living at school; Expensive house, short commute; And…. Keep reading…