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Julia Airey

jairey@washingtontimes.com

Airey was a Metro reporter for the Washington Times.

Articles by Julia Airey

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (right) nominated Antwan Wilson to become the next chancellor of D.C. Public Schools on Tuesday. They are joined by D.C. Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles. (Associated Press)

Judge declines to issue restraining order

A D.C. Superior Court judge declined Tuesday to issue a restraining order that would have paused the city's search for a new schools chancellor but allowed a lawsuit against city officials over the search to proceed.

September 4, 2018
First lady Melania Trump, Queen Rania of Jordan and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visit Excel Academy Public Charter school in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Mrs. Trump made her first foray in the neighborhoods of the city she says will become her adopted hometown with a visit to a charter school for girls, to highlight the Trump administration's focus on school choice. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

District’s new single-sex schools draw fire

Civil rights activists are questioning the District's single-sex schools, saying such schools don't meet certain education requirements and could exclude some LGBTQ students.

August 21, 2018
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

D.C. opens two new single-sex schools

D.C. officials marked the first day of school in the District by opening two new single-sex schools in Southeast -- one for girls and one for boys.

August 20, 2018
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick prays during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall assembly in Baltimore. The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, that sex abuse allegations against the ex-Cardinal dating back decades raise serious questions about how the alleged abuse remained a secret for so long. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s resignation rocks District parishioners

Parishioners in the Archdiocese of Washington, already rocked by the resignation of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick amid sexual misconduct accusations, on Sunday expressed outrage over the sexual abuse by priests detailed in a Pennsylvania grand jury's report. But they offered a variety of reactions about Cardinal Donald Wuerl's role in concealing those crimes from public scrutiny when he was bishop of Pittsburgh.

August 19, 2018
Metro union members protest outside Metro Center Station on Thursday and hold pictures of the police escorts and private train that was provided to a group of white nationalists for their "Unite the Right rally" on Sunday, despite Metro's promises otherwise. (Julia Airey/The Washington Times)

Labor union demands Metro GM’s resignation

Metro's largest labor union is demanding the resignation of General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, accusing him of lying to the public about not providing a special train for attendees of Sunday's white nationalist rally in the District.

August 16, 2018