2018

By the end of the year, parents will be able to compare all the public schools in the District — both traditional and charter — using one tool. But with work on a final design underway, the inclusion of a one- to five-star rating for each…

Fellow citizens of the nation's capital city, does Dec. 24, 1973, mean anything to you? It was on that day that Congress bestowed on us tax-paying DC residents what is euphemistically called “home rule.” An elected mayor and city council…

The budget just adopted by the DC Council chips away at the major problems our city faces, with some investments that the District leaders can proudly point to. Yet in too many ways it does not go far enough to really tackle the challenges…

“Despite all the good things and people in my life, I have been greatly affected by violence in my young years,” said Talayia Richardson, a student at DC Public Schools’ Wheatley Education Campus. “Growing up in Washington, DC, I have seen…

While designing a historical exhibit for their school, students at Marie Reed Elementary School found one particularly rich source of inspiration. Before her death in 1969, Bishop Marie Reed was a powerful force in the civic life of…