Opinion

Parents of children attending Stanton Elementary School on Naylor Road SE received a letter Monday from principal Allen Richardson that said: “This afternoon at approximately 1:35 p.m., school administration was alerted to gunshots near…

Allie Hart’s mom, Jessica Hart, started an online petition that calls on U.S. officials to include pedestrian deaths in the vehicle safety rating system

The District’s authorities say that a relatively small number of perpetrators is responsible for a disproportionate share of the city’s recent surge in violent crime.

In 1951, we students at Stevens Elementary School in Northwest D.C. were taught a tune that city commissioners declared the “Official Song of Washington.” The lyrics were drilled into our heads:

Students at the University of the District of Columbia say they’ve only recently learned about a plan that, if approved, will destroy more than a building

As the opioid crisis worsens, the community must find ways to help

A heartbreaking call from a teenage girl, and other delayed emergency responses, should have moved the city to take action long before 10 dogs drowned

The racial chasms of about 50 percentage points or more in math and reading proficiencies have been persistent.

Apathy — not bad policy or low funds — is what usually derails homeless students. Officials fixed Kamari Felton’s financial aid after his story published.

Former schools chancellor Kaya Henderson talks about how to engage children in their own education

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s partial youth curfew went into effect Friday in areas of the city where police have found patterns of criminal activity by juveniles in the overnight hours. The U Street entertainment corridor in Northwest…

Kamari Felton has spent most of his life packing his bags.

As the school year begins, families have seen service improvements but remain frustrated by late, unprepared buses and a lack of communication

What happened to D.C.’s food trucks? Lunch downtown used to be a mobile, multicultural feast thanks to the trucks that regularly packed Franklin Square, Farragut Square, Union Station and other gathering spots. Office workers lined up for…

“A summer so lawless in D.C., it feels like the Wild West” was the headline on a column I wrote on Aug. 28, 2015 — almost eight years ago. “Law-breaking takes place with impunity.” “The brazenness is staggering.” Words from days gone by.

A flash flood Aug. 14 overwhelmed District Dogs, a canine day-care facility on Rhode Island Avenue NE, killing 10 dogs and breaking the hearts of their owners. The tragic circumstances stem in part from the city’s botched emergency…

Crime in the nation’s capital was rising and it was declared a crisis that summer, 20 years ago.

In a city struggling to control youth violence, the D.C. middle school team has a remarkable record on and off the field. It also needs help.

As recreational marijuana sales prosper in Maryland, medical dispensaries in D.C. jump through hoops

The curfew D.C. plans to enforce may cause a shift in when and where juvenile crimes occur, but that’s not the change that’s needed