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Math and reading scores for many students in D.C. area have largely declined, with the region’s most vulnerable students experiencing more significant declines than their peers, according to the latest standardized test data released…

D.C. public school students, as well as public charter students, saw some of the nation's biggest declines in math scores in 2022, per a national report out today.

District students experienced greater drops in math and reading test scores during the pandemic than the national average or the big city average, according to newly released results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Partnership pairs D.C. police officers with children who attend schools in communities that experience gun violence

A new fund targeting health disparities in the District announced its first grantees this week, including an organization that helps low-income people tackle medical debt and one that helps women of color create wealth after incarceration.…

The D.C.-based museum is a place that explores the secret history of espionage, but it took openness and candor to make the night happen

Two D.C. community organizations are getting a total of $750,000 in grants in an effort to decrease crime and violence in the District.

D.C. police say they are now conducting an investigation after video of an arrest Thursday night in Southeast has drawn outrage from a D.C. Council member, who says he believes it shows excessive force.

D.C. police are investigating a Thursday night incident captured in a viral video, which shows officers pushing one man into a fence and tackling another to the ground during a chaotic confrontation. A city council member, a local activist…

The unanimously passed D.C. Council bill imposing needed reforms upon the deficit-riddled D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) can also be viewed as a vote of no confidence in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration. The council, confronted with a…

After a week of public back and forth over the safest way to bring back more 7000-series trains, Metro has submitted another plan to its oversight body, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

MPD wants to fire Officer Manuel Reyes after he picked up criminal charges in Virginia and D.C. Reyes appealed his case to a panel of police brass.

The at-large councilmember is taking every opportunity to associate herself with the outgoing attorney general.

Migrants who were bused to D.C. by Republican governors and decided to stay local are facing difficulties in accessing local resources — including identification cards and health coverage — they told the D.C. Council on Thursday.

As the DC Council considers whether to alter the parameters of newly established migrant services, a public hearing yesterday aired testimony on the experiences of people who were bused from border states and decided to stay in the…

Howard University said it took a step toward joining the top tier of U.S. research universities after raising $122 million in research funding, a record for any historically Black college or university.

The District, Maryland and Virginia are getting $186 million in federal funding to improve electric vehicle infrastructure as part of a $5 billion nationwide program

Seven candidates vying for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council debated topics from term limits to statehood at a debate on Wednesday, aiming to distinguish themselves as Election Day nears. As in previous debates and forums, political…

The request came after Metro and Washington Metrorail Safety Commission officials met with Virginia senators, where the agencies were told to cooperate

The District is beginning some experiments with new options for public transportation.