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State Board of Education contenders for vacant Ward 4 seat face community scrutiny at forum

Catherine Douglas Moran Nov 20, 2018
Election Day may be over, but there’s still more voting to come this year in one corner of DC. Four candidates vying to become the Ward 4 representative on the DC State Board of Education squared off at a recent forum on how they would…
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Families call on DC Council to deregulate parent-led playgroups

Catherine Douglas Moran Nov 13, 2018
Parents lobbying the DC Council to reduce regulations on parent-led playgroups may get a decision before the end of the year, as the District’s legislators work to find a solution that does not inconvenience playgroups with overly…
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Community rallies against use of Shaw site for new Banneker High School

Catherine Douglas Moran Nov 7, 2018
Nearly 50 people rallied Saturday against Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to move the Benjamin Banneker Academic High School to the site of the former Shaw Junior High School, instead of the neighborhood middle school they say the city promised…
District government

Bowser unveils Age-Friendly DC 2023 Strategic Plan

Catherine Douglas Moran Nov 2, 2018
Mayor Muriel Bowser released the Age-Friendly DC 2023 Strategic Plan at the Avalon Theatre this week, using the opportunity to highlight recent efforts to help the city's seniors, such as lowering their property-tax bills by 50 percent,…
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Plans for Bard’s early college school prompt questions about impact, location

Catherine Douglas Moran Oct 31, 2018
A recently announced early college high school slated to open in either Ward 7 or 8 answers calls for improved, local educational opportunities east of the Anacostia River. The school’s impact on nearby high schools — a concern raised by…
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City announces plan to use vacant Shaw site for Banneker expansion

Catherine Douglas Moran Oct 26, 2018
Mayor Muriel Bowser and her top education officials announced plans today to modernize Banneker Academic High School by relocating it to a new location a few blocks south: the former Shaw Junior High School site. The news is likely to…

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District Links: Feds cut $40M in security, anti-terrorism grants slated for DC; several states plan to pull National…

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The DC Council has announced a slate of oversight hearings for the fall, including sessions to highlight "standout" schools, examine overcrowding at DC's youth detention center, and scrutinize the…

jonetta rose barras: The housing crisis solution DC officials continue to ignore

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You’ve heard the adage hundreds of times: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Many DC elected officials and government functionaries…

District Links: DC accelerates planned shutdown of sole streetcar route; Events DC, auditor’s office at odds over…

Oct 9, 2025 18
A new report from the Office of the DC Auditor contends that Events DC owes $68.7 million to the District government's general fund, but the quasi-public authority challenges the auditor's…

District Links: Emergency bill to extend expanded youth curfew stalls; myriad states weigh in on DC suit against…

Oct 8, 2025 18
Emergency legislation to extend the expanded youth curfew through December failed to pass in the DC Council yesterday, falling short of the necessary supermajority to win approval.
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