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D.C. charter schools desperate to stave off an anticipated record number of departures from the profession are offering perks such as yoga lessons, spin classes and mindfulness exercises. ....
D.C. charter schools desperate to stave off an anticipated record number of departures from the profession are offering perks such as yoga lessons, spin classes and mindfulness exercises. ....
“We do not have enough of the share of affordable housing across other communities, and because of that, we put a tremendous burden on others,” ANC 4C commissioner Jonah Goodman said earlier this month. It’s spicy, but also true, and not exclusive to Petworth, where 4C is located: The District’s development landscape is uneven and unfair. Affluent neighborhoods, which track closely with parts of the city zoned for single-family residences, rarely see new development at all. When it happens, it’s either teardowns of smaller single-family houses, replaced with larger single-family houses, or large, mixed-use projects. Meanwhile, rowhomes in DC are never going to cost $200,000 ever again, and it’s extremely challenging to build the sort of mid-sized apartment building that eventually filters down to costing slightly less than new construction. It’s vexing, and the solutions are piecemeal. ....