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Prince George’s County Spelling Bee {Video}

by aniqaamirSeptember 23, 2024October 15, 2024

Emanuel Jimenez-Moreno Benjamin Banneker Academic High school (10th) explains his robotics project.

Education, Local

DYRS Hosts Student Summer Project Showcase

by Sam P.K. CollinsAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023

The Eco-Excursions Junior Achievement team stands with some of the judges, earned first place in the 2023 Junior Achievement Entrepreneur Summit Pitch Competition. From left: Erin Graham, Norah Brahimi, Kierra Hall, Sandy Fligan, Ayati Aggarwal, Micah Smith and Nathaniel Asfaw. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

D.C.-Area Junior Achievement Chapter Holds ‘Shark Tank’-Like Contest

by James Wright Jr.August 2, 2023August 9, 2023

**FILE** Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, Prince George's County

Alsobrooks Says Six New Schools Constructed in Prince George’s

by James Wright Jr.August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

Dr. Bernida L. Thompson, founder and soon-to-be principal emeritus of Roots Public Charter School and Roots Activity Learning Center (Courtesy photo)

Education, Local

Roots Public Charter Founder to Soon Retire

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 26, 2023July 27, 2023

The WOLCF presented an additional $1,000 Travel Scholarship to Myles Bell in recognition that he will be traveling the farthest for college, the University of California, Berkeley. (Courtesy of Give Back Photography)

Education, Local

William O. Lockridge Community Foundation Presents 20 Scholarships

by Austin R. Cooper Jr.July 26, 2023July 26, 2023

Dr. Millard House, the new PGCPS superintendent, is implementing policy to require metal detectors and clear backpacks at all county high schools and eight middle schools.

Education, Local, Prince George's County

Prince George’s County Public Schools Updates: PGCPS Schools Mandate Metal Detectors, Clear Backpacks; New Board of Education Member Appointed

by WI Web EditorJuly 26, 2023July 26, 2023

white harvard campus services truck

Education, Local, Stacy M. Brown

Education Department Launches Investigation into Harvard University’s Legacy Admissions

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 26, 2023July 26, 2023

Free classroom chairs photo

Black Experience, Education, Stacy M. Brown

Missouri School District Reverses Anti-Racism Resolution Amid Growing Political Backlash

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 25, 2023July 25, 2023

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)

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D.C. Student Uses Fashion to Create Safe Spaces

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