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A little over a year after Antwan Wilson resigned as D.C. Public Schools chancellor, the city council unanimously approved Mayor Muriel Bowser’s selection of former Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee to lead a D.C.…

Lewis Ferebee was officially confirmed as chancellor of the Washington, D.C., school system Tuesday, two months after leaving Indianapolis to pursue the job.

After more than a year without a permanent head for D.C. Public Schools, the D.C. Council voted unanimously to confirm Lewis Ferebee’s nomination, approving him to become the fourth Chancellor of the District of Columbia.

Lewis D. Ferebee was confirmed Tuesday as chancellor of the District’s public schools, receiving a vote of support from each of the 13 D.C. Council members.

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s pick to lead the District’s public schools appears poised for confirmation by the D.C. Council, with a majority of the 13 members indicating they plan to vote Tuesday for Lewis D. Ferebee as the city’s next…

I recently testified before the D.C. Council to share my priorities and vision to lead D.C. Public Schools into its next phase of excellence. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to building a strong school system focused on…

Advocates and parents resign themselves to hoping for the best.

D.C. Council members gave Lewis D. Ferebee on Tuesday a window into the political minefield that could await him if he is confirmed as the next chancellor of the District’s public school system.

Lewis D. Ferebee has questions.

This time, they want it to be different.

As Lewis Ferebee faces confirmation hearings before securing the top job in Washington, D.C., schools, his record as superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools offers insight into how he would lead.

Dr. Lewis Ferebee has been running the public school system in Indianapolis since 2013. He reportedly beat out 40 other candidates for the job in the nation's capitol.

D.C. residents and teachers offered some advice Wednesday night to the educator nominated to lead the city’s schools: Listen to us and be a champion for our campuses.

The first of three hearings leading up to the D.C. Council’s vote on the nomination of Lewis D. Ferebee as the District’s schools chancellor is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The new Acting Chancellor of DC Public Schools, Lewis Ferebee, started his first day of school on Thursday greeting staff, parents and students at Anne Beers Elementary School in Southeast, D.C.

INDIANAPOLIS — Lewis D. Ferebee was four years into his tenure as Indianapolis schools superintendent when his “out-of-the-box” approach drew public praise from the nation’s top education official.

It’s perhaps no surprise that Mayor Muriel Bowser selected Lewis Ferebee to be the next chancellor of D.C. Public Schools. His work at Indianapolis Public Schools made him a rising star nationally. His five-year tenure (above average for…