Posts tagged Schools
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Breakfast links: Silver Line cause and effect
Will Silver bring blue?; What can Green teach about Silver?; Back to school for mixed use; Virginia tells Uber to cease; EPA rule’s impacts will vary; A utility model for funding transit; New bus adjusts to riders; Voters gain development veto power; Seattle gives street space to kids; How the battle was won. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Clock’s ticking
Will the stadium deal happen?; Maryland limits speed cameras; Conventions might’ve been on the Mall; One year, zero fatalities; Ozone and cyclists; Caribbean’s problems are urban; And…. Keep reading…
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Segregation is causing Montgomery County schools’ achievement gap, but Josh Starr won’t admit it
A new report says Montgomery County schools are becoming segregated by income, race, and ethnicity and that “white flight” is occurring in the lowest-performing schools. But officials deny that it’s even happening. This week, the county’s Office of Legislative Oversight released its findings on the achievement gap in Montgomery County Pubic… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Our new reality
Changing habits with new cuts; Northeast maglev in 10 years?; No credit cards in some taxis; More people, more policing; Don’t expect speed from streetcar; Who wants the Pike streetcar?; Your brain on green space; Doctors’ responsibility in preventing traffic deaths; Lone Star biking; Even lower height limits; And…. Keep reading…
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What if we ranked schools based on their walkability?
Parents often choose schools for their kids based on test scores. But as more families seek out an urban lifestyle, what if we ranked schools on a kid’s ability to walk there as well? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Labor and politics
DC Council approves wage boost; Planners back Bethesda residential project; Winter attractions coming to St. Elizabeths; Hopscotch crosswalks come to Baltimore; More kids are walking to school; Can you tell if WMATA gets better?; And…. Keep reading…
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Can we close the gap in Montgomery’s schools?
As Montgomery County’s public schools grow more diverse, the achievement gap between rich and poor students, and the schools they attend, grows wider. In response, a new group of parents, neighbors, and community leaders has come together to fight for a more equitable school system. Montgomery County Public Schools is one of the best school systems in the nation. But the isolation… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delays and stumbling blocks
Streetcar delayed; Purple Line draws critics; MetroAccess strike?; Golf course development; Put school near park; You know what’s hip? A task force; Skyline soon to be all scaffolding; More high-end condos for Georgetown?; Arlington fights bike theft. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New millennium
Millennials change DC; Robotic parking garages are coming; Verizon center billboards go live; Infrastructure charges lead to foreclosures; Fairfax planners nix Huntington TOD; Fairfax schools foresee cuts; Suburbs compete in bikability; LA debuts new data portal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Coordinating campaigns
A regional raise?; Local businesses want minimum wage hike; More affordable zoning?; Affordable housing changes in Rockville?; Maryland hospitals plan moves; Should we save this Arlington school?; Few new condos in DC; The history of the skyscraper; DC fails to pay Metro; An urban planning fashion line?. Keep reading…