Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

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More Than Numbers: The Harsh Discipline of Black K-12 Girls

by Quintessa Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

**FILE** Native American leaders at a Totem Pole rally on the National Mall in 2021, urging President Joe Biden to protect sacred Indigenous sites. While Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the rich and resilient history of Native Americans, D.C education leaders have expanded curriculum about Indigenous communities, cultures and their contributions. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

New DCPS Standards Enhance Indigenous History Education

by Jada Ingleton October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

**FILE** Howard University is marking its centennial homecoming celebration Oct. 13-19, with festivities and events that include a football game against Tennessee State University, the annual YardFest, and an appearance from Vice President Kamala Harris, the presidential nominee and one of the institution’s most famous alumni. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)

How to Stay Safe Amid Large Crowds, Public Safety Concerns at Howard’s 100th Homecoming

by Zsana Hoskins October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

A post from University of Maryland Student for Justice in Palestine, showing the university’s student body population’s historic work in activism, highlighting student activists in 1984, protesting South African apartheid, and in 2024, speaking out against injustices toward Palestinians. (Courtesy of University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine via Instagram)

Judge Rules In Favor of Student Protest at College Park Planned for Oct. 7

by Richard D. Elliott October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Jazzmyne Townsend, a longtime District of Columbia Public Schools English and Language Arts teacher in her second year at Stanton Elementary, has been named the 2025 D.C. Teacher of the Year. (Courtesy of Chancellor Lewis Ferebee via X)

Jazzmyne Townsend Crowned 2025 D.C. Teacher of the Year

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 4, 2024November 2, 2024

Disproportionate Discipline: Study Shows Black Girls Punished 5 Times Higher Than Peers In Schools

by Zsana Hoskins October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

**FILE** If she wins the White House in November, Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidency could transform K-12 education. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

‘Writing the Next Chapter’: How a Harris Presidency Could Transform K-12 Education

by Sharif El-Mekki, Special to The Informer via Word in Black October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

Washington Teachers Union, DCPS Reach Tentative Agreement

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 1, 2024November 2, 2024

New York City Mayor Robert Wagner greets the teenagers who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. (World Telegram photo by Walter Albertin via Library of Congress)

Why Little Rock Nine’s Legacy Still Matters

by Quintessa Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black September 25, 2024September 26, 2024

**FILE** The White House announced an additional $1.3 billion in federal investments for historically Black colleges and universities. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Biden-Harris Administration Commits Record $17 Billion to HBCUs, Driving Unprecedented Educational and Economic Impact

by Stacy M. Brown September 17, 2024December 11, 2024

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