Officials ask why First Source is having trouble getting D.C. residents into jobs
D.C.’s development boom exacerbates frustrations with First Source law
New report outlines options to eliminate one-size-fits-all learning, NASACT, November 19, 2018
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT)
Another education promise from DC officials, D.C. Line, November 16, 2018
Council challenges executive branch, Urban Institute at contentious education research collaborative hearing, Washington City Paper, September 20, 2018
Short contracts, tight budgets make D.C.’s principals more stressed than the national average, WAMU, September 4, 2018
Stressed out: Two-thirds of DC principals say they may leave job within 5 years, survey finds, WTOP, September 4, 2018
Report: D.C. principals are the most stressed in the nation, dcist, September 4, 2018
D.C. government workers aren’t paying enough to park, says audit, WAMU, August 3, 2018
House Republicans target District over effort to prop up Affordable Care Act, Washington Post, July 19, 2018
D.C. Runs On Overtime Work. Can The District Afford It? The Kojo Nnamdi Show, 5/30/18
How much is D.C. spending on overtime? National Association of State Auditors, Controllers and Treasurers, 5/29/18
The Republican Party has punked out in D.C., The Washington Post, 5/25/18
Why is overtime pay soaring for DC government employees?, WJLA, 5/23/18
D.C. public employees’ overtime costs have more than doubled since 2011, The Washington Post, 5/22/18
D.C. Government Relies Heavily on Overtime to Provide Services, Washington City Paper, 5/22/18
Overtime pay balloons in local DC government, WTOP, 5/22/18
D.C. Auditor says overtime pay for government workers has ‘ballooned’ in recent years, Washington Times, 5/22/18
D.C. Auditor: Mismanaged Marshall Heights Complex Leaves Lasting Effects on Budget, Homeowners, Washington City Paper, April 27, 2018
Would An Independent Group Keep D.C. Schools In Check? The Kojo Nnamdi Show, April 25, 2018
Nearly Defunct DC Homeland Security Commission Gets New Life, NBC-4 Washington, April 25, 2018
Audit: D.C. fails to enforce law requiring contractors to hire out-of-work resident, The Washington Post, April 19, 2018
At the heart of the strategic plan adopted three years ago to turn around the University of the District of Columbia was the recognition that it could no longer attempt to be all things to all people. The long-troubled institution realized finally that its core mission must be preparing students for high-demand area jobs and that it needed to overhaul its educational program to make it more relevant. Unfortunately, as a recent audit of UDC makes clear, the goal is more easily pronounced than accomplished.
