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| College saving plans reaches $100 million mark |
VOICE writes, "The D.C. College Savings Plan, a government-sponsored 529 plan that allows parents to save up for their children’s post-secondary education, last month surpassed the $100 million mark in assets.
The benchmark figure “means that District parents, as well as parents from outside the District, have over $100 million dollars set aside for the children to attend college in the future,” according to a D.C. government news release."
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Posted on Oct 11, 2007 19:36pm.
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| Council of Governments declares drought watch |
VOICE writes, "Council of Governments declares drought watch
BY GUY LOGAN
The recent spate of dry weather has led the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to declare a regional drought watch, urging residents to curb their water use voluntarily.
According to Stuart Freudberg, the council’s director of environmental programs, this is a precautionary move that could end in as early as two weeks or drag out as long as into February.
“At the absolute minimum it would be two weeks,” said Freudberg. “But it will likely persist further into the fall, maybe another two months. It could end quickly with enough rain, but we’re not expecting anything unusual. "
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Posted on Oct 09, 2007 13:34pm.
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| National test results show low literacy level in the District |
VOICE writes, "National test results show low literacy level in the District
BY VICTORIA SOLOMON
D.C. public school students' scores in math and reading on a nationwide test improved slightly this year compared with the city's 2005 scores, but they still fell far below national averages and may foretell a continuing low graduation rate.
More than half of D.C. ninth-graders in public schools read at a below-basic level, according to the latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The test, which assesses fourth- and eighth-graders' math and reading abilities every other year, categorizes student abilities as below-basic, basic, proficient and advanced. It is known as the "nation's report card," and the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education released the results in late September."
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Posted on Oct 04, 2007 16:57pm.
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| Council confirms new agency directors |
VOICE writes, "Council confirms new agency directors
BY VICTORIA SOLOMON
The D.C. Council on Oct. 2 confirmed Victor Reinoso as the deputy mayor for education, affirming Mayor Adrian Fenty’s pick for the prominent position.
Reinoso began working in the position shortly after Fenty took office in January. Prior to that he represented wards 3 and 4 on former D.C. Board of Education. "
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Posted on Oct 04, 2007 16:56pm.
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| District seeks to encourage bohemian class |
VOICE writes, "District seeks to encourage bohemian class
BY ELIZABETH WIENER
District planning officials want to jump on the "creative economy" bandwagon that is fueling economic development in other once-distressed urban areas. But while Washington has an abundance of artists, intellectuals and start-up entrepreneurs, it lacks the abandoned industrial buildings other cities are using to house them.
At a "creative economy summit" earlier this month, city officials brainstormed with their counterparts from other cities on how to nurture and build the "creative class" here. The summit was the first step in a so-called "Creative Action Agenda," led by the city's Office of Planning, aimed at using the creative class as an economic development tool. "
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Posted on Sep 26, 2007 08:11am.
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