In the Nov. 16 article “Scourge or Salvation:” The BID tax rate is proposed at 10 cents for every $100 of assessed value. City staff is not involved with the Exploratory Committee. City Council will not consider approval of the BID until 2017.
In the Nov. 16 article “Deepening Boundaries:” Fifty-two percent of ACPS elementary students are eligible for Free and Reduced Meals. Sixty percent of students throughout ACPS are eligible for Free and Reduced Meals. The neighborhood surrounding Jefferson-Houston School is 68 percent white.