Education Archives - Page 2 of 169 - The Washington Informer

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

Howard U.’s Mechanical Engineering Dept. Gets a $1M Gift

by WI Web Staff February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

silver ipad on white book page

Matching Teachers’ Funds Raises Questions of Public Charter School Unions

by Sam P.K. Collins February 27, 2023March 1, 2023

University of the District of Columbia (Courtesy photo)

UDC Business School Gets Key Accreditation

by WI Web Staff February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

D.C. families scramble to get through the school lottery process as teachers, administrators and others notice how many residents east of the Anacostia River work to send their students to institutions in upper Northwest, as opposed to their by-right, neighborhood schools. (Courtesy of dcmoms.com)

Enrollment Season Compels Conversation About Educational Equity

by Sam P.K. Collins February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Cecilia Marshall (second from left), Justice Thurgood Marshall (right) and their two sons (Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage)

U.Md. to Name New School Building After Thurgood Marshall

by WI Web Staff February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

Carl Brown, shown at Tyler Elementary, goes to schools and community events to share the story of Sammy the Saver.

‘Sammy The Saver’ Comic Series Teaches Youth How To Save

by Angela Swinson Lee, Special to The Informer February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

D.C. Council member Zachary Parker expressed concerns that funds are often being spread too thinly across District public schools, much to the detriment of families living in Wards 5, 7 and 8. (Courtesy photo)

Council Clashes with DCPS on Budget Deadlines and Transparency

by Sam P.K. Collins February 15, 2023February 16, 2023

Langston Tingling-Clemmons is a teacher at Jefferson Middle School in Washington, D.C. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Black Male Teachers Represent 2 Percent of Education Workforce

by Sam P.K. Collins February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Austin R. Cooper Jr. is a graduate of St. Augustine's, an HBCU in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Courtesy photo)

HBCU Pride: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Remain Important Today

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. February 15, 2023February 16, 2023

Booker T. Washington

Black Students Have Paid for College…One Way or Another

by James Wright Jr. February 15, 2023February 15, 2023