Washington Post: D.C.’s struggle to hire more diverse teachers — and keep them
Latino educators remain sparse, even in the city’s largely Latino schools
Monthly Archives
December 2021
Washington Post: Vincent Gray, former D.C. mayor, suffers stroke, aides say
Vincent C. Gray, a member of the D.C. Council and a former mayor of the District, suffered a stroke after checking himself into a hospital over the weekend, his council office said Monday night.
WTOP: Council member, former DC mayor Vincent Gray hospitalized with bronchitis
D.C. council member Vincent Gray was hospitalized for bronchitis over the weekend, but a spokesperson said he is feeling well and eager to go home.
WTOP: DC council set to vote on new name for Wilson High School
Wilson High School could soon have a new name. The council is expected to make its first vote on a bill designating the Northwest D.C. school as Jackson-Reed High School on Tuesday morning.
WTOP: DC to debut new coronavirus testing program for pre-K students in January
After months of parents and D.C. council members expressing frustration with the city’s saliva-based coronavirus testing program, officials are evaluating alternative testing options for prekindergarten students.
Washington Post: A white supremacist march in D.C. was pushed by a fake Twitter account, experts say
The new Twitter account looked like it came from a smiling blond woman who lives in D.C., retweeting neighborhood news about a Thanksgiving giveaway, a bald eagle sighting and bike lanes near Lincoln Park.
Press Release: Councilmember Brooke Pinto Introduces the FUN for All Act to Ensure Fairness in Use…
News Release — Ward 2 DC Council member Brooke Pinto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, December 6, 2021
Contact: Genevieve Hulick
Washington, D.C.– Today, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced the “Fairness in Use and…
Washington Times: Afghan refugees share painful stories in D.C. art show
Street artist Omaid Sharifi didn’t want to move from Afghanistan to Northern Virginia three months ago — but the Taliban had other plans.
DCist: D.C. Council Prods Public Works Department Over Inadequate Vehicle Booting Operation
Officials from the Department of Public Works were brought in front of the D.C. Council Monday to explain why their traffic enforcement program is lacking.
Washington Business Journal: Harris Teeter near Capitol Hill to close after nearly 15 years
A Harris Teeter grocery store that was hailed as a sign of progress for the Hill East neighborhood when it opened nearly 15 years ago will close permanently at the end of the year.
Washington Post: D.C. Housing Authority scrambles to extend terms of three board members
Weeks after its chairman resigned because of a contracting scandal, the D.C. Housing Authority is scrambling to extend the terms of three members of its Board of Commissioners whose seats expired Oct. 1, after the agency failed to hold…
City Paper: D.C. Council Bill Could Reinstate Suspended Housing Authority Commissioner
A series of missteps is once again prompting questions about the D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership, the first of which is whether anyone at the agency knows how to set a calendar reminder.
City Paper: Tell Restaurants What You Want D.C. Dining to Look and Taste Like in 2022
Diners can weigh in by completing a single-question survey by Friday, Dec. 10 at 9 a.m.
WTOP: Part of Sen. Dole’s legacy lies on the National Mall
While Bob Dole is known for his decades as a senator on Capital Hill and his presidential bid in 1996, he was also a decorated World War II veteran and helped establish a memorial to that war’s veterans on the National Mall.
DCist: Meet The Immigrant Small Business Owners At UDC’s Farmers Market
Tamales cooked by Doña Rosa. Fresh fruits and vegetables grown by Omar Flores and José Luis López. Watercolors by Anny Calderón, necklaces designed by Martha Leuro, empanadas cooked by Diana Torres, cream punch by Paula Rodríguez, and…
City Paper: Bartender Departs Tune Inn After 10 Years to Bring D.C. A Presto! Italian Foods
Stephanie Hulbert-Sargent’s first pop-up featuring comforting Italian dishes is planned for Dec. 12 at Sushi Capitol.
DCist: D.C. Area Set To Record Even Deadlier Year For Opioid Overdoses
In 2020, fatal opioid overdoses in the D.C. area surged dramatically — in some cases, to the highest levels ever recorded.
Washington Post: Training teaches teens to turn social media negatives into positives
The Social Media Caucus in D.C. was created as a counterweight to the inundation of social media that may normalize violence or trigger anger or anxiety from past trauma teens have witnessed in their lives.
Press Release: Senator Brown Begins Weekly Fast for D.C. Statehood
News Release — DC shadow Sen. Michael D. Brown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2021
CONTACT: United States Senator Michael D. Brown
(Washington, D.C.)—United States Senator Michael D. Brown (D-D.C.) today began a fast every…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Calls on the Council to Restore Emergency Procurement Authority for the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 6, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kelsey Tate Felton (DC Health)
As the Pandemic Evolves and Supply Chain Issues…