Press Release: SBOE recognizes District schools for statewide PARCC growth
News Release — DC State Board of Education
Monday, August 19, 2019
Contact: John-Paul Hayworth
Scores show achievement gaps persist across the District
Washington, DC - Today, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and State Superintendent of…
DCist: This Eckington Couple Made A D.C. Map Out Of 10,000 Pennies … In Their Shower
Washington residents have many ways of expressing their D.C. pride. Some choose to put up a D.C. flag in their front yard, while others get a vanity license plate, a t-shirt, or even a tattoo on their forehead.
City Paper: What Lessons Can D.C. Glean From Richmond’s Bus Overhaul?
The Virginia city boasts a 17 percent increase in ridership, but the bold redesign left some riders behind.
Curbed: 18th Street NW will close for Adams Morgan Day September 8
The annual festival will take place for six hours
DCist: The 41st Adams Morgan Day Is Coming To 18th Street On September 8
The 41st annual Adams Morgan Day is coming to the neighborhood on September 8, and with it all the usual festivities, local vendors, and merriment along a closed stretch of 18th Street Northwest.
Bisnow: Former Sanford Capital Apartments In Southeast D.C. Eyed For Redevelopment
An apartment complex at the center of a lawsuit involving former owner Sanford Capital has been tapped for redevelopment.
Washington Post: D.C. students make steady gains on English portion of standardized exam
But math proved more difficult, and the achievement gap persists
Curbed: D.C. is adding freshwater mussels to the Anacostia River to help clean it
35,000 native mussels will be reintroduced to the river, city officials say
WTOP: Young girl and her grandparents rescued from stalled Kennedy Center elevator
A young girl and her grandparents visiting the Kennedy Center scored front row seats to an unexpected adventure Sunday: being hoisted out of stranded elevator.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Fourth Consecutive Year of Improvement on PARCC Assessment
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
August 19, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Gains at DC Public Schools and DC Public Charter Schools…
‘Ms. Daisy’ drives her way into the hearts of Seaton Elementary students
The daisy is a delightful flower that opens each morning — the origin of its name, derived from an Old English term meaning “day’s eye.” So it’s only appropriate that Gloria Torrento Del Cid is known to everyone around her by a twist on…
Washington Post: NBA superstar Stephen Curry gives Howard University the gift of golf
Following a January screening of “Emanuel,” a documentary about the deadly 2015 shooting of nine black worshipers at a church in Charleston, S.C., a throng of Howard University students jockeyed for handshakes and selfies with the film’s…
Washington Post: They came to see ‘Aladdin’ but got stuck in a Kennedy Center elevator
The retired college professor remembered the D.C. firefighter dropping into the stalled elevator in the District on Sunday and saying, “This is not going to be pretty.”
Washington Post: Days before opening, a fire erupted in a D.C. school. The principal is unbowed.
The daily countdown to the start of school has reached single digits — and Digital Pioneers Academy is in shambles. Desks are buried in soot. Newly installed floors have been ripped up. A stench of smoke and cleaning chemicals lingers in…
Washington Post Editorial Board: For some of D.C.’s most violent criminals, a get-out-of-jail-soon…
RESIDENTS OF the District of Columbia deserve protection from the most violent criminals and to be confident those offenders receive prison sentences commensurate with the gravity of their crimes. A bill pending in the D.C. Council would…
NPR: D.C. Councilmember On Why He Opposes Proposed Facility For Migrant Families
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Council member Brandon Todd about the federal government's plan to build shelters for unaccompanied migrant children in the District.
John Kelly in The Post: Scooters, bikes and mopeds aren’t enough. We want dockless everything!
How did we end up here? I have a theory.
Washington Post: ‘We lost something special’: The women’s hospital in D.C. that became a Trader…
Dwayne Lawson-Brown couldn’t find a home in his hometown.
WTOP: Reversible lane, lower speed limit coming to East Capitol St. bridge
Major changes are coming for drivers on East Capitol Street near R.F.K. Stadium, including a new reversible lane and a lower speed limit.
WTOP: Annual Chuck Brown Day marks legacy of go-go pioneer
D.C. music legend Chuck Brown died a little more than seven years ago, but his memory is celebrated year-round in the syncopated rhythm of the music he’s known for pioneering.