Posts tagged Montgomery
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Morning bell: Raising student achievement without going overboard
Defending the Common Core: The co-chair of the Common Core State Standards Initiative says American students need to be held to higher standards if they’re going to compete with students from, among other places, South Korea. (NPR) Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trusty transportation
Transportation funding until May; Eight-car Blues; Silver doesn’t sparkle?; Lots of advice; Cabbies unionize; Food trucks have changed; Two new Corcoran proposals; Eastern Markets lease woes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bye, FBI
Down to three for the FBI; Gun ruling stayed; White Oak plan approved; Silver Line anticipation; Projects that didn’t make it; Ducking debate; Benches for Ballston; And…. Keep reading…
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After a crash, a dangerous Four Corners intersection could become safer
Where Colesville Road (US-29) passes through the Montgomery County neighborhood of Four Corners, it’s a six-lane divided highway, but residents need to be able to cross the street on foot to access homes and businesses. Unfortunately, that can be very dangerous, as Greater Greater Washington contributor Joe Fox found out recently. Keep reading…
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In White Oak, the region’s east-west divide becomes an urban-suburban one
The DC area has long faced an east-west divide, with more of the wealth going to the west side. Increasingly, investment is also heading to urban areas over suburban ones. For struggling suburban areas on the east side, the only answer is to take on more urban features. One of those places is White Oak in eastern Montgomery County, where the County Council will vote tomorrow on a plan… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: DC students focus on the future but encounter challenges
Thinking ahead: A DCPS summer program introduces middle schoolers to potential careers by taking them on field trips. (Post) Keep reading…
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Montgomery and DC officials start talking about working together on transit
DC is designing a streetcar that could end just shy of the Maryland line, while Montgomery County is planning Bus Rapid Transit lines that could dead-end at the border with the District. Can the two transportation departments work together? Officials from both jurisdictions met last week to see if they could build some cooperation. Montgomery and DC leaders recognize that their… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drive safe
The stats on crashes; The crashiest intersections; Make one-way two; Check out no parking; Heliport or not?; Andy Harris, fix my pothole; Construction kills fish; The Bike Lobby brainwashes reporters!; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Silver Line opens, Rapid Transit happy hour, central public spaces, and more
Years of anticipation have led up to this weekend: The Silver Line will officially open to passenger service. Don’t miss a ride on the first train! On Wednesday, drink to rapid transit in Montgomery County or discuss Pennsylvania Avenue or Arlington’s Courthouse Square. And at long last… it’s here!: The first Silver Line train taking passengers on… Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” plan could benefit boys in DC
Support for black and Latino males: Before an audience at Walker-Jones Education Campus that included 200 DC-area students, President Obama announced a new initiative to raise performance among male students of color. The program includes commitments by 60 of the nation’s largest school districts and a host of foundations and other organizations. (MSNBC.com)… Keep reading…