In-Person Learning to Resume at D.C. Schools on Feb. 1
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.
Rose Park Is Buzzing With Activity
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.
Spring Semester at Georgetown University
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.
Hyde-Addison to Reopen, Teacher-less, for a Few
About 10 students are to be welcomed into the building under the CARE program, “attending” online from classrooms without certified teachers physically present.
D.C. Mayor, Union Agree to Open Schools — Maybe
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.
Downtowner DC: Holiday Market, Wilson High, Tidal Basin
Choosing not to let COVID get in its way, the open-air market at 8th and F Streets NW, which opens on Friday, Nov. 20, will have new health and safety protocols in place.
News Bytes: Helicopters, GU Campus, Student Arrested
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is operating low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown D.C. to prepare for Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021.
Reopening of Public Schools in D.C. Delayed Again
An attempt by DC Public Schools administrators, the mayor and the union to resolve their differences collapsed on Oct. 30, according to multiple sources.
4 Candidates Vie for Ward 2 School Board Seat
The DC State Board of Education’s vacant seat in Ward 2 has attracted strong, ambitious and active candidates: Allister Chang, James Harnett, Sarah Mehrotra and Christopher Etesse.
School Without Walls Controversy Explodes
A student-organized march to demand former Principal Richard Trogisch’s reinstatement is planned for Saturday, Nov. 17, at noon at the School Without Walls High School.