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Gray's budget funds space simulator for DC schools

Tags: Vincent Gray, space simulator, D.C. Public Schools, Challenger Center for Space Science Education

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D.C. schools face boom with influx of young families

Census figures show the District of Columbia will need space for 33,000 more children in schools over the next five years.

Tags: Census, D.C. Public Schools,

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Arlington schools seek larger tax increase

Tags: Emma Violand-Sanchez, Patrick Murphy

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Metro considering ripping out carpet in train cars

Metro's top officials are thinking about ripping out the carpet in trains and replacing it with a speckled black hard surface.

Tags: Metro, Richard Sarles

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Number of 'dropout factories' up in D.C., Maryland

A new report finds the number of high schools deemed "dropout factories" in the District rose dramatically in the past decade.

Tags: dropout factories, Alliance for Excellent Education

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Beltway Express Lanes lose money in first 6 weeks

Virginia's Beltway Express Lanes are starting out as a money-loser.

Tags: express lanes, Transurban, Pierce Coffee, TOLLROADSnews

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Metro cellphone service may be further delayed

Don't hold your breath for using cellphones underground while riding Metro.

Tags: Metro, Powerwave Technologies Inc.

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More than 1M drivers skipped paying on Dulles Toll Road

It's a problem taking a bit of a toll on Virginia transportation.

Tags: Dulles Toll Road, Metro

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Va. lawmaker brings AK-47 to House floor

The gun control debate caused a wild scene Thursday in Virginia's House of Delegates.

Tags: Joe Morrissey, ak-47, Virginia General Assembly,

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Metro plans to add 327 jobs, many for Silver Line

Metro is proposing to add more than 300 new jobs in the next budget year.

Tags: Silver Line, Metro, Dulles International Airport,

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