Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

Members of Howard University's "Showtime" marching band protest a lack of promised scholarship disbursements in the D.C. university's administration building on Nov. 3. (Courtesy of Twitter via @HowardBands)

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HU Marching Band Stages ‘Silent Showtime’ Protest in Scholarship Flap

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 9, 2015October 30, 2020

PARCC Results Abysmal for D.C. High Schools

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PARCC Results Abysmal for D.C. High Schools

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 4, 2015October 30, 2020

Jalen Rose: A Hero For Education

by WI Guest Author November 2, 2015October 30, 2020

Keynote speaker Mayor Muriel Bowser poses with members of the College Success Foundation - DC, HERO program during the eighth annual CSF-DC Breakfast Fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 22 at The Capital Hilton in Northwest. /Photo courtesy of CSF-DC.

College Scholarships Help D.C.’s Most Vulnerable

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 28, 2015October 30, 2020

Courtesy of hbculifestyle.com

HBCUs Better For Black Students: Survey

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 28, 2015October 30, 2020

DCPS and public charter school officials are hailing the uptick in enrollment for the 2015-16 school year. (Courtesy of DCPS)

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Enrollment Increases in DCPS, Public Charter Schools

by WI Webstaff October 23, 2015October 30, 2020

Congressional Black Caucus Chair G. K. Butterfield served as one of the hosts of a student roundtable at Howard University on Oct. 20. (cbc-butterfield.house.gov)

CBC Roundtable at Howard U. Addresses Sequestration’s Impact on Students

by WI Webstaff October 23, 2015October 30, 2020

Michelle Obama

First Lady’s Education Campaign Targets Generation Z

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 21, 2015October 30, 2020

KIPP Prep Principal gets $25000.00

KIPP Prep Principal Gets $25,000 Milken Award

by WI Webstaff October 21, 2015October 30, 2020

Astronaut Leonard Melvin Wants More Youth To Receive A STEM Centered Education.

Astronaut Wants More Youth in STEM

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 21, 2015October 30, 2020