Half of the new gift from Frank H. McCourt Jr. will underwrite financial aid and scholarships and half will be invested in research and faculty at his namesake school of public policy.
There are plans for a gradual return this summer, which DeGioia hopes will lead to the eventual restoration of regular on-campus life.
Among the preliminary ideas is to convert Hardy Middle School at 1819 35th St. NW into a public high school.
As of last week, there were 70 students participating in in-person learning at Hyde-Addison Elementary School and 135 at Hardy Middle School, according to DCPS.
The big entrance gate to Hyde Addison Public Elementary School at 3219 O St. NW. in Georgetown was open. Jaylin, a kindergarten student, and her mom Reina were just coming […]
If student demand exceeds the number of volunteer teachers, DCPS will bring back teachers who do not have medical or other exemptions from in-person teaching.
The big news is: after three months of excavation, construction and reconstruction, pallets of sod are being laid on the north park acreage for a ball field and park along P Street.
Though all undergraduate courses will be offered virtually, the number of students residing on the main campus is to double, from about 500 during the fall to about 1,000.
About 10 students are to be welcomed into the building under the CARE program, “attending” online from classrooms without certified teachers physically present.
If they reach a final agreement, the city will begin planning to offer some students in-person classes taught by union-member teachers in the second semester, starting in February.