WTOP: ‘Sobering data’: National scores in DC area depict widening achievement gap
Math and reading scores for many students in D.C. area have largely declined, with the region’s most vulnerable students experiencing more significant declines than their peers, according to the latest standardized test data released…
Axios: Report: D.C. public schools math scores slump
D.C. public school students, as well as public charter students, saw some of the nation's biggest declines in math scores in 2022, per a national report out today.
Brandon White: Community collaboration can help close opportunity gaps for young people
When it comes to economic mobility for young people, their neighborhood and the education it affords are important, but not as important as their social network. A new study from economist Raj Chetty shows who one interacts with while…
District Links: DC schools see drop in math scores beyond national average; new council bill would…
District students experienced greater drops in math and reading test scores during the pandemic than the national average or the big city average, according to newly released results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Press Release: OSSE Announces National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
News Release — DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, Oct. 24, 2022
CONTACT: Fred Lewis
Today, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announced the results from…
Washington Post: For students at Southeast D.C. school, an adventure on the Anacostia
Partnership pairs D.C. police officers with children who attend schools in communities that experience gun violence
Washington Post: Health equity grants awarded to groups helping low-income D.C. residents
A new fund targeting health disparities in the District announced its first grantees this week, including an organization that helps low-income people tackle medical debt and one that helps women of color create wealth after incarceration.…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The Spy Museum gives autistic adults a night of their own
The D.C.-based museum is a place that explores the secret history of espionage, but it took openness and candor to make the night happen
WTOP: Grants renewed for 2 groups in DC attorney general’s violence interruption program
Two D.C. community organizations are getting a total of $750,000 in grants in an effort to decrease crime and violence in the District.
WTOP: DC Council member says video of arrest shows ‘aggressive use of police force’
D.C. police say they are now conducting an investigation after video of an arrest Thursday night in Southeast has drawn outrage from a D.C. Council member, who says he believes it shows excessive force.
Washington Post: D.C. police investigate viral video showing skirmish with officers
D.C. police are investigating a Thursday night incident captured in a viral video, which shows officers pushing one man into a fence and tackling another to the ground during a chaotic confrontation. A city council member, a local activist…
Colbert I. King in The Post: Why the D.C. Council’s oversight failings matter so much
The unanimously passed D.C. Council bill imposing needed reforms upon the deficit-riddled D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) can also be viewed as a vote of no confidence in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration. The council, confronted with a…
DCist: Metro’s Latest Plan To Bring More 7000-Series Trains Into Service
After a week of public back and forth over the safest way to bring back more 7000-series trains, Metro has submitted another plan to its oversight body, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
City Paper: D.C. Police Officer Drove Drunk, Violated No Contact Order
MPD wants to fire Officer Manuel Reyes after he picked up criminal charges in Virginia and D.C. Reyes appealed his case to a panel of police brass.
City Paper: Silverman Wraps Racine in a Bear Hug as At-Large Race Enters Final Stretch
The at-large councilmember is taking every opportunity to associate herself with the outgoing attorney general.
DCist: Bused Migrants Resettling In D.C. Say They Struggle To Access Health Care, Other Resources
Migrants who were bused to D.C. by Republican governors and decided to stay local are facing difficulties in accessing local resources — including identification cards and health coverage — they told the D.C. Council on Thursday.
District Links: Migrants tell of hurdles they face accessing DC services; a look at the complex way…
As the DC Council considers whether to alter the parameters of newly established migrant services, a public hearing yesterday aired testimony on the experiences of people who were bused from border states and decided to stay in the…
jonetta rose barras: Finally, new Medicaid managed care contracts
DC residents, especially those who are either Medicaid recipients or DC Health Care Alliance members, should be elated that the seemingly endless managed care procurement finally ended this week. In a 10-2 vote, the DC Council approved…
Axios: Howard University hits record for HBCU research funding
Howard University said it took a step toward joining the top tier of U.S. research universities after raising $122 million in research funding, a record for any historically Black college or university.
Washington Post: New EV charging stations to dot highways beginning next year
The District, Maryland and Virginia are getting $186 million in federal funding to improve electric vehicle infrastructure as part of a $5 billion nationwide program