Faced with a looming, pandemic-induced budget shortfall, Metro says it will continue to operate with reduced service, institute furloughs for non-union workers and possibly lay off other employees in the coming year if the federal!-->…
The federal government has approved D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s application for a new unemployment benefits program that will allow the city to offer $300 per week of additional compensation to eligible recipients.
Fed up with years of deadly incidents and persistent safety lapses at Metro, Congress in 2017 approved the creation of an independent oversight body with the power to force transit officials to make changes.
The District’s longest-serving education appointee announced Tuesday that she would step down from her position, creating a high-profile vacancy in the middle of a pandemic that has entirely changed the way educational services are!-->…
Happy Tuesday. The DC government is spending $3.3M on a new "Internet for All" initiative intended to help close the digital divide by providing free internet access for up to 25,000 low-income students attending DC Public Schools and!-->…
It was an unusual sight these days. Twenty children walked into their public school building Thursday after waving to the executive director and principal on the sidewalk.
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new initiative on Tuesday to provide free internet access to up to 25,000 low-income students and families in the District. The move comes one week after online classes began for students in D.C. Public!-->…
The D.C. government will cover the monthly Internet bills for about 25,000 low-income families who have students in the city’s traditional public and charter schools, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) administration announced Tuesday.
D.C. health officials on Tuesday added Montana and Ohio to the list of states considered “high-risk” because of the coronavirus pandemic, marking the latest step in the city’s attempt to mitigate transmission of the virus.