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**FILE** Howard University, a historically Black institution, is located in northwest D.C. (Courtesy of Howard University)

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Howard U. Moves Up in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

by WI Web Staff September 12, 2022September 12, 2022

Dr. Nadia Lopez (Courtesy photo)

Amid Drop in PARCC Scores, Officials Roll Out Education Recovery Programs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 7, 2022September 15, 2022

Earlier this year, substitute teachers demonstrated at the Wilson Building in northwest D.C. (WI file photo)

Public, Charter School Teachers Demand More Flexibility Amid Shortages

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 7, 2022September 8, 2022

**FILE** Hyattsville Mayor Kevin Ward (left) receives an award June 12 from LGTBQ+ Prince George’s Pride for “Excellence in Government.” Ward, also gay, served as interim mayor before winning the election for mayor one month earlier. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Charter Board Plans Review Oversight in Wake of KIPP Fraud Scandal Involving Late Mayor

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser welcomes students to the newly modernized School-Within-School at Goding in Ward 6. Here she greets Michelle Cooper and her daughter Grace. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Officials Celebrate Gains on First Day of School

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 31, 2022September 1, 2022

From left: Daveyon Jones, Demarcos Pinckney, Jahani Hester, Fred McRoy and Carlos McGill participate in the BeEmpowered Chess Tournament at Second Baptist Church in northwest D.C. on Aug. 6. (Courtesy photo)

Black Teen and Chess Phenom Miles Kwasi Davis Organizes Tournaments for Youth

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 31, 2022April 18, 2023

Zachary Parker is the Democratic nominee for the Ward 5 D.C. Council seat. (WI file photo)

D.C. Residents Like Biden’s Student Debt Plan But Want Even More

by James Wright Jr. August 31, 2022September 12, 2022

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AG Racine Expands Anti-Truancy Program to Two Ward 8 Schools

by WI Web Staff August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

WIN-TV Conversation with Jasmine Young

by Shevry Lassiter August 25, 2022January 23, 2023

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee recently conducted a town hall during which he and others encouraged pre-K parents to download an online toolkit. (WI file photo)

D.C. Parents Gear Up for Start of the School Year

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 24, 2022August 25, 2022