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Aniya Coffey, a rising senior at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) High School in Northeast, started Blisx DC in September to provide a space for young people to express their creativity through fashion design. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

D.C. Student Uses Fashion to Create Safe Spaces

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 19, 2023July 27, 2023

Teachers Fest hosted its 3rd annual gala celebrating the hard work of educators on July 7 at the Sunset Room in National Harbor, Maryland. (Courtesy photo)

Education, Local

Teacher Fest Celebrates the Hard Work of Educators in 3rd Annual Gala

by Micha GreenJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

Calvin Coolidge Senior High School and Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Northwest and H.D. Woodson STEM High School and Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Northeast represent the second cohort of a partnership between D.C. Public Schools and XQ Institute to execute a curriculum redesign. (Courtesy photo)

Education, Local

Four Additional D.C. Public Schools Gear Up for Redesign

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 12, 2023July 27, 2023

Camper Iyanna Haydel works on cutting a windshield during a vehicle extraction drill. (J. Pamela Stills/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Camp Embers: Firing Up Teens to Fight Fires

by WI Web EditorJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

Former student Angela Alsobrooks (Class of 1989) speaks of the rich legacy of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School during the 40th-anniversary alumni reunion. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Banneker Alumni Celebrate 40 Years with Eyes on the Future

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 6, 2023July 6, 2023

D.C. Council member Trayon White (left) and comedian Rodney "Red" Grant teamed up with the Washington Commanders to offer a day of training for youth. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Commanders and Local Organizations Partner to Train Students

by WI Web EditorJuly 5, 2023July 5, 2023

**FILE** Twinette Johnson (Courtesy of law.udc.edu)

Education, Local

UDC Formally Approves Twinette Johnson as Dean of David A. Clarke School of Law

by WI Web EditorJune 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Wayne A.I. Frederick

Education, Local

Howard U. Renames Undergrad Library in Honor of Outgoing President Wayne A.I. Frederick

by James Wright Jr.June 15, 2023June 16, 2023

Among the approximately 30 cases pending before the Supreme Court ends its current term in June, Biden’s debt relief plan is a focal point. (Courtesy of HBCU Buzz)

Education, Local, Stacy M. Brown

Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan Hangs in the Balance as Supreme Court Decision Nears

by Stacy M. BrownJune 9, 2023June 9, 2023

Maurice D. Edington has been named the 10th president of the University of the District of Columbia. (Courtesy photo)

Education, Local

Maurice D. Edington Named UDC’s 10th President

by Brenda C. SilerJune 9, 2023June 9, 2023