End of Fenty's 100 Days Plan

By: KaTysha Foreman

This past week marked the first 100 Days of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s term in office. Fenty, the current Washington, D.C. Mayor, came in to office with a vengeance and a plan to reshape the District; making it as prosperous as it once was.
Mayor Fenty’s 100 Days and Beyond Initiative set in to motion seven agendas to improve the status of our nation’s capital. These agendas include Education, Human Services, Public Safety Infrastructure & Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare, and Economic Development & Affordable Housing.
Although all these agendas have been very successful, the most important and moving the fastest is the Reformation of the Education System in the District. The Mayor proposed taking on the School System and the overseeing of the schools will be done directly from the Mayor’s office.
This purposed agenda had to be approved by the City Council and was approved to move forward. Fenty has taken on the D.C. School System to give the students in the District a fighting chance.
The ailing school system has been a topic for years in the District. With the rise of the drop out rate and the increase of violence in the schools, many believe this just another campaign initiative that will go away in 6 months, just like the others.
Well, until that happens we will never know if this will be true. The public schools in the District are not preparing the students for the career world or even preparing them for higher education.
The new mayor has accomplished so much, but has a long way to go. The future and success of the district is on the hands of this administration.
For more of Mayor Fenty’s 100 Days and Beyond, go to http://dc.gov/mayor/100dayPlan