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Spring Semester at Georgetown University
January 11, 2021
•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
December 7, 2020
•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
November 16, 2020
•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
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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
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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
November 9, 2020
•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
October 26, 2020
•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
October 15, 2020
•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.
Hyde-Addison to Partially Reopen, Nov. 9
October 13, 2020
•Georgetown’s only public elementary school will open only one classroom per grade, with no more than 11 students in each class. A second in-person option is called CARE.
What Makes Venus Run?
September 24, 2020
•Venus Davis does not do “Zoom fatigue.” The trainer and life coach has never let anything get in the way of achieving her goals.