Press Release: DC Public Schools Continues to be the Fastest Improving Urban School District
News Release — DC Public Schools
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
DCPS Shows Steady Gains on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), the “Nation’s Report Card,” for Tenth Year, and Outpaced Other Urban School Districts in…
Washington Times: D.C. Council nominates former Obama official to Metro board
The D.C. Council will nominate a former U.S. Department of Transportation official to represent the District as a voting member on the Metro board of directors, filling the seat left vacant by Council Member Jack Evans.
Washington Business Journal: Arena Football League closes local operations. Here’s what Ted…
The on-again, off-again Arena Football League is off again — the entire league is closing its team services and business operations in all of its local markets, including Washington and Baltimore, at least for the time being, according to…
UrbanTurf: 26 Units and Retail Proposed Near Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park
More development is in the works for Cleveland Park's main strip.
Curbed: Officials to present design concepts for Georgetown C&O Canal rehabilitation
A public meeting on a required environmental review is set for November 7
WAMU: Jefferson Memorial Receives $10 Million For New Museum From David Rubenstein
The Jefferson Memorial is getting a new underground museum, courtesy of a multi-million dollar donation from a local billionaire.
WTOP: Georgetown says fundraising, not student fee, will support projects to benefit descendants of…
Georgetown University has announced plans to use fundraising as a way to pay for community-based projects that will support descendants impacted by the school’s role in the slave trade instead of a student fee.
WTOP: DC students make largest test score gains in 3 decades
America’s 8th graders are falling behind in math and reading, while 4th graders are doing slightly better in reading, but D.C. has made much larger strides, according to a federally administered test often seen as the nation’s report card.…
Washington Post: D.C. is a bright spot in the nation’s overall lackluster standardized test results
D.C. students made some of the country’s biggest gains in reading and math this year on a standardized test regarded as a crucial barometer of achievement, according to results released Wednesday.
Natalie Hopkinson in The New York Times: Make Go-Go D.C.’s Official Music
New legislation would cement the sound’s rightful place at the center of this gentrifying city’s culture.
WTOP: Plenty of glam and glitter at DC High Heel Race
D.C. had another race just days after the Marine Corps Marathon, and this time, the participants were in stilettos.
Washington Post: Georgetown plans projects to benefit descendants of enslaved people sold to pay its…
Georgetown University announced plans Tuesday to support community-based projects in Louisiana and elsewhere to benefit descendants of enslaved people sold in the early 19th century to pay off debts at the Jesuit school.
Washington Post: David Rubenstein donates $10 million to ailing Jefferson Memorial
The memorial, already undergoing an $8.2 million external rehab, will now get improved lower-level exhibit space and new exhibits on the main level.
Washington Post: Celebrating eight accomplished women in downtown D.C. call boxes
“She used to sing around here,” Charles Bergen said as we looked at the bronze sculpture of Flora Molton nestled in an old call box in front of a Macy’s store downtown. “She sang at the intersection of gospel and blues.”
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the District’s Results on the National Assessment of…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
October 30, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – As results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment…
Washington Post: Obama alum tapped to replace Jack Evans on Metro board
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) has nominated a former federal transportation official to represent the city on the Metro board of directors, filling a vacancy in the aftermath of an ethics scandal.
Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Statement on WMATA Board Nominee
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
CONTACT:
Lindsey Walton
WASHINGTON, DC – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson today announced that he is nominating Stephanie Gidigbi as a…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. area’s two largest farmers market operators to merge
FreshFarm and Community Foodworks, the operators a large portion of D.C.-area farmers markets, are combining into one entity under the FreshFarm name, the companies said Tuesday.
UrbanTurf: Howard University Hints at 3 Million Square Feet of Development at Hospital Site
As Howard University gears up for its spring 2020 revision of the Campus Master Plan, huge redevelopment plans may be emerging.
DCist: D.C. Judge Must Decide If The Glover Park Whole Foods’ Rodent Infestation Is An ‘Act Of God’
More than two years after a persistent rodent infestation started this long-running saga, the residents of Glover Park still do not have their Whole Foods back.