District of Columbia
Rolling coverage of education issues in Washington, D.C.
Analysis
Analysis: Are Schools Progressive or Regressive? The Hidden Figures Behind Per-Pupil Funding in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
News
HBCU Leaders Decry Waves of Bomb Threats as Federal Investigators Probe Origin
Analysis
Analysis: How D.C.’s Teacher Hiring Process Is Drawing a Larger Pool of High-Quality Candidates and Diversifying the Teaching Corps
News
WATCH: Education Experts Talk Student Literacy, COVID Learning Loss and How Teachers Can Confront the Widening Achievement Gap
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Watch: Education Experts Talk the Science of Reading, Pandemic Learning Loss and the Need to Close Literacy Gaps in a Post-COVID World
Featured
D.C.’s Missing Students and the Rush to Avert a COVID Classroom Crisis
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3 D.C. Charter Networks Seek Permission to Continue Offering All-Virtual Learning As Districts Move to Fully Reopen Schools
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How One Community Garden in Washington Has Provided Healing and Opportunity For Hundreds of Young People
Opinion
A Teacher’s View: How the Murder of George Floyd Inspired a New Curriculum in My School That Is Changing How Students See Themselves
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A Summer Crunch for Desperate D.C. Families: Parents Seeking Child Care (and Students Yearning to Socialize Again After the Pandemic) Now Face Overflowing Waitlists
News
WATCH: How One School Is Using House Calls to Keep Kids Learning During the Pandemic
News
Early Look at District Plans to Spend Billions in Federal Relief Funds Shows Lack of Focus on Learning Recovery
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This Week in School Reopenings: Students’ Return To Classrooms Slows, 1 in 3 Districts Expand Summer Learning & More Key Updates
Featured
D.C. Public Schools Won’t Lose Money This Year Despite Enrollment Loss; Experts Ask: Is That Enough For Post-COVID Recovery?
Featured
Four Finalists for Teacher of the Year Answer the Question: What’s it Like to Lead Classes During the ‘Worst Year Ever’?
Touts
Alabama: How One District Looked for Ways to Ease Educator Workloads
Touts
Indianapolis: Turning to Bus Drivers to Keep Students on Track
Touts
Biden: $1.8 Trillion Agenda Offers Prospect of Birth to College Education
News
‘No One Knew We Were Homeless’: New Relief Funds Fuel Efforts to Find Students Lost During Virtual School
News
What if Washington, D.C. Launched a Free Internet Program For Students But Almost No One Signed Up? 7 Months Later, Initiative’s Reach at 36 Percent of Capacity