Key School Expansion Casts Sparks, As Palisades Grows Denser

A $1 million expansion underway at Key Elementary School turned turbulent at ANC 3D’s July meeting, with a group of neighbors peppering commissioners and agency officials with complaints about the project. Nearby residents’ concerns included the project’s encroachment on the site perimeter and removal of greenery, anticipated noise from new heating and air conditioning systems,…

Key School To Get $1 Million Modular Makeover

A $1 million replacement and expansion of Key Elementary School’s modular classroom complex is in the works, with completion anticipated by the end of July. The project calls for installation of a new building containing five 24-foot by 34-foot classrooms and a single classroom of the same size, each with its own unisex bathroom, according…

Ward 3 School Board Rep.: From Here, What?

After 18 months on the job, Ruth Wattenberg makes it clear that her role as the democratically elected Ward 3 representative on the DC State Board of Education comes with handcuffs. (This article originally was published on The Hoe.org, July 4, 2016.) Does she vote on funding for schools? No. Is she empowered to oversee…

$900,000 More For Wilson High School?

(This article originally appeared in the June 2015 edition of Foxhall News, the newsletter published by the Foxhall Community Citizens Association, available at Foxhall.org.) $900,000 More for Wilson? School’s New Principal Hails from Aspen High By John Bray Wilson High School, slated for a budget cut by DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson despite rising…

Wilson High School Budget Woes

(This article originally appeared in the April 2015 edition of Foxhall News, the newsletter published by the Foxhall Community Citizens Association, available at Foxhall.org.) Burgeoning Wilson High School’s Budget Woes – And the Murky Big Picture By John Bray At Wilson High School, fast-rising enrollment is being met with a budget cut, setting off a…