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The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education's Division of Transportation is experiencing a driver shortage and higher-than-average staff callouts, requiring the office to cut service to certain routes. (Courtesy photo)

Bus Service Changes Highlight Woes of Special-Needs Students

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 25, 2023February 3, 2023

Howard University recently inked a $90 million contract with DOD and U.S. Air Force to become a university-affiliated research center. Howard President Wayne A.I. Frederick (right) announced the signing at the school's Founders Library on Jan. 23. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Howard U., Defense Dept., Air Force Ink Multimillion-Dollar Research Deal

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, who is leading the DOE on creating new programs or expanding existing community schools. (Courtesy photo)

DCPS Among Those Sharing $63M in Education Grants

by Stacy M. Brown January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

PGCPS CEO Monica Goldson will be conducting a series of "Listening Sessions" in which county residents can learn about her plans for the current school year. (PGCPS photo)

Prince George's County

Goldson Announces She’s Leaving, New Schools

by Richard D. Elliott January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

While they are getting closer to reaching common ground, negotiations between the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project and DCPS continue regarding funding for the arts and teachers at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Duke Ellington-DCPS Negotiation Process Continues

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee (third from left), D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (center), D.C. Department of General Services Director Keith A. Anderson (third from right) and D.C. Council member Trayon White (far right) cut the ribbon in celebration of Phase I of the newly modernized Bard High School Early College DC on Jan. 5. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Bard High School Early College DC Moves to Congress Heights

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

From left: Charles Boston hosted an arboriculture internship with Anthony Smith, Nashaud McGill and Jasean Fulmore, along with a few other students. (Photo by City Dreamz Entertainment LLC)

EXCLUSIVE: D.C. Government and Local Colleges Collaborate to Meet Student Demand

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

Shannon Turner (left), coordinator of recruitment and college matriculation at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland, and Raymond Harrod, dual enrollment program manager (Photo by City Dreamz Entertainment LLC)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Community College Answers the Call for Flexibility and Dual Enrollment

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

Members of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) community, including senior vocal student Jonathan Hobbs (pictured), fear that a District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) takeover would eradicate DESA’s dual-curriculum arts programming. (Photo by Robert Roberts)

EXCLUSIVE: Duke Ellington School of the Arts Pushes Back Against DCPS’ Attempt to Take Control

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 14, 2022January 24, 2023

Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," reads to students at the Excel Academy Public School for Girls in southeast D.C. on Dec. 7. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, Visits Excel Academy Public School for Girls

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 8, 2022December 8, 2022