Charter Schools

Racially and economically diverse schools are thought to offer various mechanisms — more financial resources or positive impacts from peer exposure, for example — that can improve outcomes for students of all backgrounds, particularly…

School can be fraught with gender norms. Just ask Addison Moore.

Denise Lockett, an African American and Catholic grandmother, sat in the lobby of a District charter school waiting to deliver lunch to her 9-year-old grandson.

Half of the District’s lowest-performing schools are east of the Anacostia River, according to a rating system unveiled Friday that assigns the city’s schools one to five stars.

WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 percent of D.C.’s public schools, including charters, got a rating of three stars under the new school performance rating unveiled Friday.

December marks the federal deadline for states across the country to release their new school rating systems, designed to bring transparency to measures of school quality. Both Maryland and D.C. released new websites this week. Officials in…

WASHINGTON -- Kipp D.C.’s Quest Academy is in Deanwood: One of the toughest neighborhoods in D.C. But in five years, staff and students have turned a trouble school into an inspiring place to learn. Principal Alison Artis has watched that…

D.C. schools continue to fall well short of meeting physical education and activity requirements set forth by the city, according to a report from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

In a school district that has struggled with attendance, the top public school bucking the trend doesn’t actually require kids to come to class.

The graduation numbers for the last school year in D.C. are finally in, and they don’t look great — for black and Latino students in D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) in particular.

The graduation rate for the District’s traditional public high schools slid 4.6 percentage points in 2018 — marking the first decline since at least 2011 and coming amid heightened scrutiny over whether District students properly earn their…

WASHINGTON -- Dance classes can be pricey. For many students in Center City Charter School in Petworth however, dance is not an option for them. During the day, Jordan Daugherty teaches students all about music. After school her classroom…

Enrollment increased 2 percent this school year in the District’s traditional public school system, outpacing growth in the robust charter school sector, which educates nearly half of the city’s public school students.