the Wash: DC schools see an increase in student safety concerns after multiple shootings
Solutions are being developed for the increase in student safety complaints in Ward 1.
DCist: Head Of D.C.’s Charter School Board Will Step Down At The End Of The Year
Scott Pearson, the executive director of D.C.’s Public Charter School Board, announced on Tuesday that he will be resigning from his post after more than eight years on the job.
District Links: Jack Evans under new DC ethics investigation for council votes on his own…
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Washingtonian: The NSO Plans a New Record Label. Its First Release Will Be in February
The recording, under star conductor Gianandrea Noseda, is a big step for an orchestra working to gain international renown
Washington Post: Scott Pearson, longtime leader of D.C.’s charter sector, plans to step down in May
The man who oversaw the growth of charter schools in the nation’s capital for much of the last decade announced Tuesday he plans to step down in May from one of the most powerful education posts in the city.
DCist: Bowser Taps Former Deputy, Now An Amazon Official, For Events DC Board
Former Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner may be reemerging in local politics after a very recent departure from D.C. government to go work for Amazon.
Washington Post: A new D.C. restaurant will promote immigrant causes right in Trump’s front yard
Steps from the White House, Immigrant Food, the owners say, is a project that’s not about President Trump, even if it is largely a response to the policies and rhetoric of his administration.
Should Jack Evans have voted on his own discipline? DC’s ethics board is investigating.
The District’s Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) has opened a new investigation into Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans, three months after fining him $20,000 for using his public office for personal gain.
The focus…
The first residents of the new 66-acre Walter Reed redevelopment will be 77 formerly homeless…
Chad Jackson, a vendor for Street Sense Media and a formerly homeless veteran, served as a welder in the military from 1993 to 2000. When he returned home after his service, Jackson instantly felt the need to escape.
He chose to live on…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Expands District’s Bike Lane Enforcement Team
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Public Works
November 12, 2019
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Reggie Sanders (DPW)
Additional Parking Officers and New Enforcement Will Strengthen Safety…
Press Release: DC PCSB Executive Director Announces Departure
News Release — DC Public Charter School Board
ED Scott Pearson to Leave in May; Board to Conduct Nationwide Search for Replacement
NOV. 12 (WASHINGTON, DC) — The DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announced today that its…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 12-State Coalition To Ensure Workers Can Resolve Employment Disputes…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
November 12, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Attorneys General Request Data from Arbitration Companies To Better Understand Worker Complaints About High Fees and…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Provides Policy Update on the District’s Climate Change and…
News Release — DC Office of Planning and DC Department of Energy and Environment
November 12, 2019
CONTACT:
Jessica Carroll (OP)
Maribeth DeLorenzo (DOEE)
Revised Sustainability Guidelines Available for Public Review
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WUSA9: DC’s WWI Memorial takes shape, as sculpture models are revealed
Thirty-eight bronze figures, each about seven feet tall, and new water features will be installed within Pershing Park.
Fox 5: Metro Transit police officers still not writing tickets for fare evasion in DC
Back in May, Metro’s police chief told all of his officers not to write tickets for fare evasion on buses and the subway.
WUSA9: Cost of living contributes to ‘intense’ level of displacement in DC
Forty percent of the city has been gentrified, and 20,000 black residents have been displaced between 2000-13, according to NCRC.
NBC4: DC VA Medical Center Delayed Mailing Patients Their Breast Cancer Test Results
For nearly half a year, the flagship medical center of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs experienced delays in sending some results of mammography exams and other breast cancer screenings to patients.
CityLab: Are D.C.’s Streets Finally Getting Safer?
As the District lagged on its Vision Zero goals, bike and pedestrian advocates in Washington turned traffic fatalities into a rallying cry, and got results.
WAMU: Why Doesn’t Georgetown Have A Metro Station? It Goes Beyond NIMBYism
When Chris Scaptura moved from New York to the Washington region in the 1980s, he became an avid user of Metrorail. But he always wondered why he couldn’t take the train to Georgetown.
Washington Post: In a time of peril for HBCUs, D.C. partners with group that’s helping schools ‘keep…
Early this semester, college counselor Shannon Jeffries emailed a digital code to her students that would allow them to forgo the cost of applying to dozens of historically black institutions.