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Lesly Hernandez Martin, the first-place winner of the Prince George's County Spelling Bee held on March 17 at the University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, raises her trophy high. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Community, Education, Local

Washington Informer Hosts Competitive 2023 County Spelling Bee

by WI Web EditorMarch 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Free classroom chairs photo

Education, Local

Special-Needs Families Tackle School Placement, Out-of-School Time Quandaries

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 22, 2023April 14, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Council member Robert White introduced the Educator Retention for Student Success Act of 2023 more than two weeks after teacher retention organization EmpowerEd released a study touting the benefits of flexible scheduling and requested a $10 million budget allocation for the launch of nearly 25 flexible scheduling pilot programs. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

New D.C. Council Bill Tackles Teacher Retention Problem

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 16, 2023April 14, 2023

Education, Local

D.C. Parents Demand Clarity from OSSE on Continuing Bus Delays

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 14, 2023March 15, 2023

Administrators at Howard University Middle School Public Charter School put in place a bevy of scheduling changes for teachers, including four-day holiday weekends and early dismissals on Wednesdays for teacher self-care and differentiated professional development. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Flexible Scheduling for Teachers Emerges as a Budget Season Request

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

The first line of security at most high schools in the District of Columbia are metal detectors and screening devices staffed by school resource officers. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

School Resource Officers Reemerge as a Polarizing Topic

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 8, 2023March 9, 2023

Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) Principal Sandi Logan and The Ellington Fund, which is DESA’s charitable arm, hosted "The Ellington Experience," a showcase of performances from students representing all eight of DESA's art departments. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Community Weighs In on Importance of a Duke Ellington Education

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 8, 2023March 9, 2023

The Washington Informer Spelling Bee will be held March 18 at the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment. (WI file photo)

Education, Local

Washington Informer to Soon Host 41st Annual Spelling Bee

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023

In this 1950 photo by Paul Henderson, then-NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall (fifth from right) is shown with other civil rights activists, including future University of Maryland students Hiram Whittle (sixth from right) and Parren Mitchell (far right). (Courtesy of the Maryland Center for History and Culture)

Education, Local

University of Maryland Names Building in Honor of Thurgood Marshall

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023

**FILE** Howard University, a historically Black institution, is located in northwest D.C. (Courtesy of Howard University)

Education, Local

Howard U.’s Mechanical Engineering Dept. Gets a $1M Gift

by James Wright Jr.February 28, 2023February 28, 2023