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Racial and ethnic diversity in D.C.’s traditional public and public charter schools is low, even considering student demographics, while students are more mixed economically.

On a misty December morning, two women in high rubber boots stood in a babbling stream in Northwest Washington, gushing over bugs.

As schools are closely approaching the beginning of winter break, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials surprised District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) educators with high honors.

The New Columbia Statehood Commission views 2019 with excitement as it deals with a new U.S. Congress in January.

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) on Thursday announced changes to the legislative body that would give him greater oversight of education, following a year of school scandals.

D.C.’s Housing Authority says it needs $343 million in fiscal year 2019 for critical repairs.

Urban Investment Partners has landed financing to move forward with a condo project it has planned in NoMa.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s attempt to stop the only hospital in Northeast D.C. from shutting down many of its services has hit a major roadblock. A judge denied the D.C. government’s request today for an injunction that would have immediately…

The mother and daughter had traveled from one end of the continent to the other to see the White House decorated for Christmas. They visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor their son and grandson, a Marine who served in Afghanistan.

D.C.’s first and oldest synagogue is also almost certainly its most nomadic.

Poll workers, voters and first responders were honored by D.C. leaders and the American Red Cross on Thursday for helping save a life on Election Day in November when a man had a heart attack at a polling location in Northwest.

As the D.C. Public Library’s flagship location undergoes a three-year renovation, the system is beginning to solicit designs for the entrance to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

In a spirited and robust meeting late Monday night, the D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously to initiate revocation- essentially trying to close the doors- for National Collegiate Preparatory (NCP) Public Charter High School.

Youth advocates say they won't stop pushing for the right to vote.

A D.C. Superior Court judge Thursday denied the District’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop Providence Hospital from shutting down most of its services.

Georgetown was more caffeinated than usual Thursday morning.