Posts tagged Tommy Wells
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Get ready for Greater Greater politics coverage
Perhaps you’ve heard: there is a primary in DC on April 1. Over the next few weeks, Greater Greater Washington and Greater Greater Education will be posting a series of video interviews with the candidates for DC mayor and the DC Council Ward 1, Ward 6, and at-large seats. I spoke with almost all of the candidates over the past 2 weeks, and Martin Moulton recorded the conversation… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: More students take AP classes, with varying levels of success
The number who pass AP exams varies across the region: The number of students who take AP classes has almost doubled nationwide in the past 10 years, and the number of low-income students has almost quadrupled. Maryland led the country in the percentage of seniors who earned passing scores last year, with 30%, and Virginia was close behind at 28%. In DC, an entirely urban district, the… Keep reading…
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Most mayoral challengers oppose reducing parking minimums
At a forum last month, four candidates for DC mayor argued against a proposal by the Office of Planning to relax minimum parking requirements in transit-rich areas of the city. Andy Shallal and Tommy Wells didn’t address it directly, though Shallal argued for more parking capacity while Wells argued for reducing parking demand. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Thanks for not driving
War on cars begins at college; Car sharing’s big impact on auto sales; Mixed-use to replace urban farm; Fare hikes greatly impact disabled; Marijuana bill called discriminatory; Battle against development sprawl; Envision public spaces with snow; Mind the strike; Big trouble in little China?; And…. Keep reading…
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Worried about redrawing school boundaries? Why not try controlled choice zones instead?
DC Councilmembers voiced anxiety about an impending change in school boundaries at a hearing last week. But instead of redrawing boundaries, maybe we should replace them with school choice zones. Three education policy analysts recently penned an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for “controlled choice zones” in parts of DC. They suggested that in… Keep reading…
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The DCPS middle school plan, pt. 1: District-wide rather than piecemeal, with a chance of charter collaboration
This week’s DC Council hearing on school boundaries and feeder patterns gave the public some clues to the kinds of changes Chancellor Kaya Henderson has in mind for DCPS middle schools as she works on a plan to improve them. The ongoing review of how DC students are assigned to public schools has generated a lot of anxiety. With a number of low-performing elementary schools… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Up, up, and away
The height limit is popular; Minimum wage going up; More parking for Huntington; Where do the kids go?; Marijuana bill moves forward; Rep. Moran retiring; Express lanes fall short; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop in the road
Road project on hold; Will McAuliffe stop the Bi-County?; Gray in the lead; More bike racks downtown; Federal budget falls short for St. Elizabeths; Walk under Wisconsin Ave; The rent is less damn high; Traffic kills 1 million a year; Rockville #MasterPlan; Bye Geoff and Jaime!. Keep reading…
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Shallal and Wells air views on education at mayoral forum
At a debate among mayoral candidates in Georgetown on Thursday, Andy Shallal said DC schools need more social services to deal with the effects of poverty, and Tommy Wells vowed to put high-quality elementary schools within walking distance of every family. The debate, sponsored by the Current Newspapers, featured 6 of the declared candidates, including Shallal and Wells,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going up, coming down
What to put at Reeves?; Weekend track work waning; Free parking!; Take down a parking lot; Maryland foreclosures bounce back; Streamlining SmarTrip; Next stop, Roanoke; And…; Plus…. Keep reading…