Northwest is the northwestern quadrant of Washington,D.C.,the capital of the United States,and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city,and it includes the central business district,the Federal Triangle,and the museums along the northern side of the National Mall,as well as many of the District's historic neighborhoods.
The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the local public school system for the District of Columbia,in the United States.
Adrian Malik Fenty is an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia. He served one term,from 2007 to 2011,losing his bid for reelection at the primary level to Democrat Vincent C. Gray. Though Fenty won the Republican mayoral primary as a write-in candidate,he declined the Republican nomination and said he would likely not seek elected office again. Gray went on to win the general election for mayor in the overwhelmingly Democratic District.
Vincent Condol Gray is an American politician who served as the seventh mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015.
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school located at 35th Street and R Street,Northwest,Washington,D.C.,and dedicated to arts education. One of the high schools of the District of Columbia Public School system,it is named for the American jazz bandleader and composer Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899–1974),himself a native of Washington,D.C. The building formerly housed Western High School. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
School Without Walls High School (SWW) is a small public magnet high school in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington,D.C. It is colloquially referred to by students and faculty as "Walls." The school is based on a concept in urban education that encourages students to "use the city as a classroom," which is the origin of its name.
Jackson-Reed High School is a public high school in Washington,D.C. It serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school sits in the Tenleytown neighborhood,at the intersection of Chesapeake Street and Nebraska Avenue NW. It primarily serves students in Washington's Ward 3,but nearly 30% of the student body lives outside the school's boundaries.
Michelle Ann Rhee is an American educator and advocate for education reform. She was Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools from 2007 to 2010. In late 2010,she founded StudentsFirst,a non-profit organization that works on education reform.
Muriel Elizabeth Bowser is an American politician serving since 2015 as the eighth mayor of the District of Columbia. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented the 4th ward as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt,and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
Yvette M. Alexander is a Democratic politician in Washington,D.C. She represented Ward 7 on the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2017. After losing her council seat,Alexander started a health care consulting practice.
On November 2,2010,Washington,D.C.,held an election for mayor of the district. The primary elections occurred on September 14. Vincent Gray won the general election by a wide margin,although many voters wrote in incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty,whom Gray defeated in the primary.
The Plan is a conspiracy theory in Washington,D.C.,which posits that since the enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973,white people have had a "plan to take back" the black-majority city and the offices of the local government. The theory asserts that the decline of low-income black residents and their replacement by wealthier whites from outside of Washington,D.C. is intentional through the calculated use of gentrification and urban renewal. While most within Washington,D.C. generally regard The Plan as false,it is true that the black population has fallen by about 25%,and the white population grown by the same,in the period since the Home Rule Act was enacted. This has resulted in the loss of majority status for black residents in the District.
StudentsFirst is a political lobbying organization formed in 2010 by Michelle Rhee,former school chancellor of Washington D.C. public schools,in support of education reform. The organization worked to pass state laws on issues such as expanding charter schools and teacher tenure reform. On March 29,2016,it announced some of its state chapters would merge with 50CAN,and its Sacramento headquarters would downsize.
The mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia,in the United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce district laws,and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia,in the United States. In addition,the mayor oversees all district services,public property,police and fire protection,most public agencies,and the public school system within the District of Columbia. The mayor's office oversees an annual district budget of $8.8 billion. The mayor's executive office is located in the John A. Wilson Building in downtown Washington,D.C. The mayor appoints several officers,including the deputy mayors for Education and Planning &Economic Development,the district administrator,the chancellor of the district's public schools,and the department heads of the district agencies.
National University School of Law was an American law school founded in Washington,D.C. in 1869. Originally intended as part of a larger design for a national university in the United States,the school was the principal component of National University during its existence. The school existed until 1954,when it merged with the George Washington University School of Law.
Antwan Wilson is an American teacher and school administrator. He was appointed the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District in Oakland,California,in 2014,and resigned effective February 2017. On December 20,2016,he was confirmed as Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington,D.C. He began his new position on February 1,2017.
Federal City Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes economic development in the city of Washington,D.C.,in the United States. Incorporated on September 13,1954,it is one of the most powerful private groups in the city,and is highly influential in Congress. It was the primary backer of a wide range of important projects,including the near-complete razing of Southwest D.C. in favor of redevelopment in the 1950s and 1960s,the construction of the Washington Metro subway system,the construction of the city's first and second convention centers,the construction of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,and the construction of the Verizon Center. It has also been successful in pushing for changes in the District of Columbia Public Schools,reform of the federal role in the District of Columbia's finances,and reform of the District's tax structure.
Georgetown Female Seminary was an American school for young women located in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.
The first cases relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington,D.C.,were reported on March 7,2020. The city has enacted a variety of public health measures in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus,including limiting business activities,suspending non-essential work,and closing down schools.
John F. Cook School, established in 1867,was a school for African American students in Washington,D.C.
