Washington, D.C., may lease empty elementary to charter operator

From The Washington Post: Washington, D.C., officials are recommending that charter school operator KIPP DC be allowed to take over the old Webb Elementary School building under a long-term lease. KIPP DC plans to open a school at the site in 2013 with pre-kindergartners and kindergartners. The new facility would eventually serve more than 1,000 preK-to-8 students.