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Families in Anacostia will now have convenient access to early education programs for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years, thanks to a new child development center at Ketcham Elementary School, the recipient of multiple awards and honors in…

Amid a roomful of local political and education luminaries, Mayor Muriel Bowser and former Mayor Sharon Pratt recently kicked off the Institute of Politics Policy and History (IPPH), a new scholarly endeavor to be housed at the University…

Nearly 45 children crowd the ice on a typical Saturday morning at Fort Dupont Ice Arena on Ely Place SE in Ward 7. Groups of kids divide between coaches at different ends of the rink and perform drills in their almost overlapping groups. …

From re-examining funding streams for at-risk students to limiting the spread of bedbug infestations, DC Council members are seeking to tackle an array of issues with their initial legislative introductions of the council’s 23rd session. …

Dozens of early childhood teachers from around DC were gathered in a hotel conference room on an early Saturday morning to tackle a challenging and sensitive topic: how to talk about race with young students. It was one of two training…

District leaders doubled down this week on the idea of a two-pronged approach to stemming the tide of violence across the city: Target illegal guns and expand social services. Amid a spike in murders, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Attorney…

For many, calling 911 is an instinctual response anytime they need assistance or intervention from the police. But now, DC residents who need non-emergency police support are being told to call 311, per a recent policy change from the DC…

Despite below-freezing temperatures, a group of more than 60 volunteers gathered Saturday morning at Fletcher’s Cove along the Potomac River for a daunting task: clearing out trash and fallen trees left behind from severe flooding. Local…

Community support is gathering behind Save Shaw Middle School, a group advocating for DC to fulfill its previous commitments to create a new neighborhood middle school at 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW. The group’s Change.org petition…

Critics of the District’s building code enforcement pointed earlier this month to unauthorized demolition at a museum project downtown as evidence of a need for change. Last Tuesday, in an effort to improve the performance of the…

Mayor Muriel Bowser will join volunteers tonight in the cafeteria at Columbia Heights Educational Campus as they prepare to deploy around the city to conduct a yearly census of people experiencing homelessness in the District. The city’s…

Milford Washington, 53, spent hours in the law library during the 10 years he was in a Virginia prison. He studied his own case and those of his fellow inmates, preparing himself to enter the DC job market. He spent so much time in the…

Teaching math classes at DC’s Eastern High, Kareem Farah realized a while ago the traditional mode of instruction — delivering lectures and hoping all students would advance at the same pace — wasn’t working for the diverse range of…

Lower-income DC residents struggling with debt are set to receive more protections for their wages under a new law the DC Council passed last month. The Wage Garnishment Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 updates DC’s existing law on wage…