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Education
Are Teachers Overpaid? One Educator Says Yes
What $1,800-per-month paychecks? D.C. teacher Michael Bromley says his peers should stop complaining because they're actually making too much money.
Education
Will Education Reform Continue Without Rhee and Klein?
The recent resignations of two school chiefs in New York and Washington, D.C. raise questions about the future of education reform in their absence.
Design
GOOD Design Daily: Oliver Munday's Zany Vision for 826DC
Oliver Munday adds his unique voice to the visual language of 826, with the stunning new The Museum of Unnatural History storefront at 826DC.
Education
Superb Idea: Hire Teachers for Public Schools the Way We Hire Them for Private Schools
Districts like Washington D.C. are changing their hiring practices to ensuring only the most talented applicants get in front of kids.
Environment
Washington, D.C., Expands Bike-Sharing Program
Washington, D.C., the first American city to launch a bike-sharing program, continues to endear itself to those on two wheels by announcing that...
Education
Michelle Rhee Discusses Future of D.C. Schools
The soon-to-be former chancellor shows how she would score progress on education reform made by the new mayor.
Education
Should Colleges Let in the Same Number of Guys and Girls, Regardless of Who Applies?
This is a question being taken up in D.C., where a sex-bias probe will determine whether area schools are forcing an equal male-female student...
Environment
Congressman Talks Cycling in the Capital, and Races a Reporter
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is a big champion of cycling, and in this video explains why it makes so much sense in cities.
Environment
Not Another Earth Day Rally
OK, I admit, I've been pretty hard on Earth Day in recent years. (Ummm....Errrrr.) And with the exception of the incredible Step It Up events back...
Education
60 Minutes' Hopeful Profile of D.C.'s SEED School
Last night, 60 Minutes profiled the first "urban, public boarding school" in the country: the SEED School of Washington, D.C. Like its previous...
Education
Education: Morning Roundup, D.C. Schools Not Good Enough for Obama Girls
Morning Roundup: From The Washington Post: Obama: D.C. schools don't measure up to his daughters' private school President Obama reopened...
Education
Adrian Fenty Crowned School Savior by Bill Maher
The outgoing D.C. mayor is positioning himself as an education champion. But not so fast.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: Synthesizing Food Safety Politics Into Something Edible
Helena Bottemiller makes sense of U.S. food policy—and shares a behind-the-scenes peek at the preparations for a White House State Dinner.
News
Michelle Rhee Under Fire for "Sex with Children" Comment
Fast Company followed up on a 2008 story it ran on D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee with a short item in its February issue. Noting that...
The Community Board
Re-Inspired By A Runny Marker
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is an amazing book. I enjoyed it more than Tipping Point and Blink. One of the themes of the book is how inspiration...
The Community Board
From the Nation's Capital
Tonight, at an event with many of the staffers from the campaign, performances by Arcade Fire and Jay-Z book-ended talks by VP Joe Biden (with...
Cities
Which State Has the Worst School System?
There's a lot of focus right now on innovation in education: how to support it nationally, how to find smart local solutions that can work at...
Education
High-Achieving D.C. Schools Face Difficult Second Act
Congratulations, Mr. or Ms. Principal, the students in your school has just shown dramatic improvement in reading and math proficiency. You just...
