by Rose Tutera-Baldauf In the wake of November’s election, the District of Columbia issued a chilling referendum on education reform, leading to the resignation of Chancellor Michelle Rhee. However, the election results have far broader implications for the future of public education. As the 112th Congress convenes in January, education advocates wonder about the fate […]
D.C. City Council Hearing on the Implementation of Healthy D.C.
by Tamar Zaidenweber On Thursday November 12, DC City Council member David Catania, Chair of the Committee on Health, hosted a roundtable hearing on the implementation of Healthy DC. The City Council passed the Healthy DC legislation in 2008, which created an extensive expansion of the Medicaid and DC Alliance programs that will be available […]