Posts tagged Mary Cheh
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Mary Cheh’s annual joke budget memo mocks the streetcar, endless transportation studies, and more
Each year, as the DC Council considers the District’s budget, Councilmember Mary Cheh and her staff issue fake recommendations that satirize recent news. This year’s poke even sharper fun than usual at a number of issues around transportation, Eleanor Holmes Norton’s parking, the Vince Gray prosecution, and many others. On the streetcar, for instance,… Keep reading…
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Mary Cheh wants to change the definition of assaulting a police officer. Here’s why that’s important.
On Tuesday, Ward 3 DC Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced a bill to reform some elements of criminal justice procedure. It would change the law around “assaulting a police officer,” strengthen prosecutors’ duty to turn over evidence to defendants, and other things. Why does Cheh feel these laws need reforming, and what will her bill do? First, a quick quiz:… Keep reading…
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What’s behind the budget cuts at Wilson High School
DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson has defended her plan to cut Wilson High School’s budget by over 10% per student next year, citing a DC law that requires DCPS to redirect funds to at-risk students. But most of the cut isn’t required by that law. DCPS plans to spend $8,300 on each student at Wilson, the lowest amount it has allocated to any school on a per-pupil… Keep reading…
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DCPS plans to give Wilson High School less money to serve more students
DC Public Schools plans to cut Wilson High School’s budget next year by 10%, even though the student body is expected to grow by 10%. Parent groups and the school’s principal are protesting, arguing that the cuts will hurt the most vulnerable students at the relatively affluent school. Next year’s proposed budget will effectively reduce the school’s… Keep reading…
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DCPS wants to focus on boys of color, but some say that’s unfair and illegal
DC Public Schools is launching a new initiative that will focus on males of color, but some critics say the plan is unfair to black and Latino girls, and possibly illegal. As part of its Empowering Males of Color initiative, DCPS plans to recruit 500 volunteer tutors for black and Latino males. It will also award grants to schools that devise their own programs to help those students. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Catch a ride
Uber 1, taxis 0; Snow pricing; Someday, maybe; Empowerment or equality; Kid free DC; Key to bikeshare success; So long, team?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No Olympics
USOC picks Boston; DC’s new DMPED; Poor snow response; Development details; Transit transitions; Grosso pushes weed legalization; Winter cycling tips; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: A snowy day
Snow problems; Trash, treasure; New Bike Bill; Bike programs on break; DC dynasty?; Funding conundrum; Old Town upgrades; Say yes; And…. Keep reading…
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Cheh keeps oversight of transportation, but Jack Evans will sit on the WMATA Board
Mary Cheh will continue to oversee transportation in the DC Council next year, but will continue to not also represent DC on the WMATA Board; instead, Jack Evans will. Anita Bonds will chair a committee on housing, while David Grosso will take the education gavel from David Catania. Council chairman Phil Mendelson just released his recommendations for committee assignments… Keep reading…