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Fighting Educational Injustice, One Nap at a Time

by WI Web EditorDecember 20, 2023December 21, 2023

D.C. officials, developers and Community College Preparatory Academy Public Charter School (PCS) staff members recently broke ground on what will become the C. Vannessa Spinner Educational Campus of the adult public charter school. (Courtesy of the Executive Office of the Mayor)

New Campus Named in Honor of Adult Education Pioneer

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 19, 2023December 19, 2023

D.C. families scramble to get through the school lottery process as teachers, administrators and others notice how many residents east of the Anacostia River work to send their students to institutions in upper Northwest, as opposed to their by-right, neighborhood schools. (Courtesy of dcmoms.com)

School Lottery Season Starts Amid Questions about Enrollment and Equity

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 13, 2023December 14, 2023

The D.C. Council's Committee of the Whole recently conducted a public hearing about chronic absenteeism, a major concern for many parents, teachers, law enforcement and government officials alike. (Courtesy photo)

After Delay, D.C. Council Conducts Hearing on Chronic Absenteeism

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Representatives of the Washington Teachers' Union and D.C. Public Schools recently started negotiating the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement for thousands of public school teachers. (Courtesy photo)

Washington Teachers’ Union, DCPS Start New Contract Negotiations

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 13, 2023December 13, 2023

**FILE** Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. (Mark Mahoney/NNPA)

Education, Stacy M. Brown

NNPA President Benjamin Chavis to Teach Race and Racism Course at Duke University

by Stacy M. BrownDecember 11, 2023December 11, 2023

Courtesy of Children's Legacy Theater

New Council Legislation Aims for Universal Out-of-School Time Program

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 6, 2023December 8, 2023

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Atlanta University Center Launches Inaugural Media Sales, Operations and Marketing Curriculum

by James Wright Jr.December 1, 2023December 8, 2023

Teresa Jimenez Marcos, a senior at Jackson-Reed Senior High School in Northwest, said she wants to enter the global health field as a dermatologist. She’s taken steps to pursue this career path while at the Advanced Technical Center. (Courtesy of Fred Lewis, Office of the State Superintendent of Education)

D.C. Students Gain College Credits and Career Training at Penn Center

by Sam P.K. CollinsNovember 29, 2023December 8, 2023

Black Girls Do Engineer is working to make the STEM fields and engineering more accessible to young Black women. (Courtesy photo)

Black Girls Can Be Engineers Too

by WI Web EditorNovember 21, 2023November 21, 2023