In today’s rundown: Transforming workforce development. | Thousands of jobs potentially coming to D.C. | One Virginia city council could soon legalize breastfeeding. | The potty policy that’s raising eyebrows in northern Virginia.
— In a Washington Post commentary the Brookings Institution’s Martha Ross outlines several steps Mayor Vincent Gray can take to transform workforce development in the District.
— Construction jobs in the region are expected “to grow significantly for the first time since the economic downturn,” according to The Washington Post. Experts tell the Post that a demand for apartments and single-family housing could bring in 8,000 construction jobs this year.
— The Alexandria City Council is going to consider a proposal that would legalize breastfeeding in public. One city council member is worried that an indecent exposure ordinance might be used to discourage public breastfeeding. WAMU has the details.
— A three-year-old was suspended from an Arlington Montessori preschool last month for having too many “accidents.” The school says children who aren’t potty trained take up valuable classroom time. The girl’s mother is asking the county and the school board to change its policy. The Washington Post has the details.