WAMU: D.C. Teen To Race In NASCAR Series For Young Minority Drivers
How do you train to be a NASCAR driver when you don’t even have a driver’s license? Just ask 17-year-old Capitol Hill resident Rajah Caruth.
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Washington Post: They believe more students should attend neighborhood schools. But what happens…
Joe Weedon plans to prolong the decision as long as he can. He wants to attend just one more school open house. Talk to just a few more parents and teachers. Wrestle with the choice while he coaches just one more youth baseball game.
Afro-American: D.C. Native Chosen for NASCAR Youth Combine
While some teens dream of owning their first car to freely ride around the District and not depend on a parented escort, 16-year-old Rajah Caruth dreams of tooling his car, a race car, around a speedway in NASCAR.
Once slated for closure due to low enrollment, turnaround at Francis-Stevens yields new challenge
DC Public Schools plans to resolve an impending over-enrollment problem at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens by increasing funding and creating three new classrooms, school system representatives said at a recent community meeting.…
Washington Post: D.C. Council rejects reprieve for students ineligible for School Without Walls
D.C. lawmakers Tuesday rejected an effort to provide a reprieve to hundreds of students who applied to one of the city’s most selective public high schools but were disqualified because of a mistake by city officials.
Washington Post: D.C. had a plan to diversify one of its most selective high schools.
More than 200 D.C. families that thought their children would have a shot at getting into one of the city’s most prestigious public high schools had their hopes extinguished last week when they learned they no longer qualify — because of a…
Four Talented Washington, D.C. High Schoolers Enter 2018 Milken Scholars Program
Four Talented Washington, D.C. High Schoolers Enter 2018 Milken Scholars Program
Unique Scholarship Provides a $10,000 Cash Prize Plus a Lifetime of Mentoring and Resources
SANTA MONICA, Calif., (June 5, 2018)—The Milken Scholars, a…