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Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education. This is adapted from her May 10th newsletter. Subscribe by writing to ruth4schools@yahoo.com. Education budget coming The city’s budget process, which typically begins in March, will begin a delayed, somewhat truncated process, starting with Mayor Bowser submitting her new post-corona budget to the […]
“We Shall Not Bore the Reader.” That’s the first rule of The Blue and Gold, and a pretty good rule for any publication to keep in mind. But this newspaper is staffed by fourth and fifth graders at Murch Elementary School. The 17 student reporters work under the guidance of Aaron Epstein, an award-winning journalist. […]
Did you know that today’s neighborhood kids flock to the same sledding hills as they did a century ago? And even in the early part of the last century, siblings could be a pain in the neck. But kids in today’s DC don’t spend their winter days caring for livestock or trying (unsuccessfully) to keep […]
by David Jonathan Cohen Once upon a time, there was a small dog who led a large life. No one knows his name of origin. In the West Virginia prison where his documented story begins, the inmates called him Puddles. He was “the slickest dog in the yard.” When the guards noticed Puddles, they called […]
(This post is sponsored by CommuniKids.) CommuniKids was the first school to offer a free pre-K3 education in Ward 3. It was also the second, and now, the third. It is opening a new early childhood education center at Cathedral Commons. This center, located at 3400 Idaho Avenue NW, will join its Tenleytown and UDC/Van […]
If you did not have enough to think about with the holiday season upon us, some of our nearby public and private schools are encouraging local families to consider where their kids will be next fall. Here are some of the schools hosting open houses over the next two weeks: Tonight: Parents and caretakers of […]
The journalists at Wilson High School’s student newspaper are no slouches. Just two weeks after the 2019-2020 school year began, The Beacon’s reporters and editors were off and running, publishing stories on record projected enrollment in the freshman class, a $23 million DCPS budget deficit, and at Wilson, a $170,000 shortfall after the school lost […]
by Scott D. Seligman While out walking my dog the other night, I ran into another dog owner whose pooch was off the leash. This struck me as a bad idea and I challenged him about it. He assured me what he was doing was perfectly legal, that his dog was very obedient, and that […]
We’re not in the habit of giving weekend chore assignments to our readers, but the end result will be cleaner garages, attics, closets and junk drawers. And it’s all for a good cause. The Hearst Elementary e-cycle is Saturday, November 16th. And as in previous years, it’s also a chance to clear out unused sports […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground has new officers who are carrying on an old tradition: the decades-old Halloween bash at the park: Forest Hills Playground’s Halloween bash returns for another year! The 2019 Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Fest is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 2. This party at the park just east of Connecticut […]
