Posts tagged Homelessness
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Morning bell: The ups and downs of school choice
“Controlled choice” for DC schools?: An education think tank sponsored a panel discussion on how (or if) we can create a school assignment system that would create more socioeconomic diversity. (Fordham Institute) Or too few good choices?: One DC parent concludes that charters can’t solve the problem of educational inequity. (The Atlantic) Too much… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The 27% Solution
Dead heat; Gray wouldn’t resign; Will new residents matter?; Park, not parking; Rethinking Rosslyn; One capital tower; Clear snow in MoCo?; A different kind of biker crash; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s the holdup?
The sound of construction delays; Get to the station; The case for 16th street bus lanes; Amputee supports bike lanes; Limit height, limit stadiums?; Cycletrack or sidewalks for Florida?; Development in Southwest; Homeless battle rages. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More, more, more
More space on weekend MARC; More $ to ride Metro? Don’t know yet; More homelessness in DC; More money to go around; Less space for law firms; Noise law lockdown; New Hampshire supports DC; Winter storm budget blunder; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Who do you believe?”
The state we’re in; Housing the homeless; The money trail; Height limit in the House; Parks and recreation; Water tower enclosure has few fans; DC could vote on pot; No scratch-offs with your cupcake; Rush hour robbers; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Still waiting
Silver Line will be delayed again; Better cycling will follow Silver Line; Streetcar’s opponents forget history; Gray’s plan could worsen homeless troubles; Meet the new planning boss; New building could provide flexible units; Pedestrian deaths are no accident; Winter weather felt days later; You matter; Far from Folsom prison…; Reinventing America’s oldest railroad; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go multimodal
Route 7 for all; Decking 66; Town of Chevy Chase: it’s on; Meanwhile, a modest proposal; Clearing the CCT; Pothole patrol; A condo in a downward spiral; French railway reparations?; Post picks Bowser; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shelter and growth
Arlington activists push for affordable housing; More funding for homeless in MoCo; Stomp down on pop-ups; Minimum wage hike gets OK; History has its costs; More traffic forever; Suburban transit commuters are rich; Metro for non-commutes; More than gondolas; Northeast is the wealthiest region. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Some teachers get an F at forum
Partisan crowd gives Gray a hard time: At a forum for mayoral candidates sponsored by the Washington Teachers Union (WTU), Mayor Vincent Gray faced hostile questions about school closures, teacher evaluations, and an emphasis on test scores. He got boos, while other candidates drew cheers for opposing some of those policies. (Post) And the media give teachers a scolding: … Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: Giving
The holiday season as well as the end of they year will soon be upon us and that gets lots of people thinking about giving to worthy organizations. We asked our contributors for their favorite organizations that they are donating to this year. Can you add your support? David Alpert: The Coalition for Smarter Growth does the hard work, day in and day out, of advocating for the… Keep reading…