City Paper: School Unions Say They Are Excluded From Reopening Talks
Unions representing thousands of school workers say they were “not invited to the table” to talk about possibly returning to in-person learning.
City Paper: Budget Watchers Have Ideas for Reforming the Budget Process After ‘Shitshow’
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson broke his own rules, and now we’re all paying for it.
City Paper: We’re Starting to See the Impact of Mamie Johnson Little League’s Historic D.C.…
Two years ago its 12-and-under all-star squad made national headlines for becoming the first majority Black team to win the D.C. Little League championships.
Letter to the Editor: D.C. should commit resources for an equitable virtual semester
The July 19 Metro article “Schools scaling back plans for in-person learning” touched on some reasons people want to return to in-person schooling despite the dangers: child care, food security and availability of technology. This isn’t a…
jonetta rose barras: A government of redundancies
The DC Council Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Ward 4’s Brandon Todd, recently gave preliminary approval to the Racial Equity Achieves Real Change Amendment Act of 2020. The legislation, now known as the REACH Act, was the…
WTOP: DC-area leaders approve transportation network to serve walkers, cyclists
What first was imagined as a “Bicycle Beltway” has evolved into a transportation plan for walkers and bikers approved by D.C.-area leaders in order to create seamless paths for travel regionwide.
WTOP: DC schools chancellor: ‘We don’t actually know what the plans will be’
Admitting that no final decision has been made regarding how the first day of school will be conducted, the head of D.C. Public Schools hosted an online discussion about the possible plans in place to provide in-person instruction.
Washington Post: George Washington University to consider shedding controversial Colonials moniker
After years of protest by students and faculty, George Washington University has established committees to consider requests to retire the school’s “Colonials” moniker and rename the campus’s community center, university President Thomas…
Washington Post: An aged pooch, stabbed and left for dead in D.C., is saved
Somebody stabbed an old dog twice in the head and dumped her in a trash-strewn lot, barely alive. After a passerby found her, animal rescuers in the District named her Ladybell.
Press Release: DC Council Chairman Mendelson Statement on His Proposed Changes to FY 2021 Budget…
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday July 22, 2020
CONTACT: Lindsey…