Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

**FILE** D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Community, Education, Local

Students, Teachers, Nonprofits Advocate for Community Schools Funding Restoration

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

Senators Secure $1M for UMES School of Veterinary Medicine

by WI Web Staff May 5, 2024May 6, 2024

**FILE** In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week the Biden-Harris administration has unveiled comprehensive initiatives to bolster the teaching profession and support schools nationwide. (WI photo)

Biden-Harris Administration Unveils Ambitious Plans to Strengthen Teaching Profession Ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week

by Stacy M. Brown May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

What College Protests Say About America

by Keith Boykin, Word In Black May 1, 2024June 5, 2024

Tyra Ware, JD Jean Jacques II, Kyle Fisher and Trinity Webster-Bass with WHCA Executive Director Steven Thomma (Courtesy photo)

Howard University students earn scholarships and recognition at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

by Ashleigh Fields April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

Hundreds of District of Columbia students gathered at Capital One Arena in Northwest on April 30 for a College Signing Day celebration. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Capital One Arena Hosts D.C.’s First College Signing Day

by Ashleigh Fields April 30, 2024May 1, 2024

**FILE** Joe Biden (Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

Students, Faculty and Alum Urge Morehouse to Rescind Biden Invite

by Stacy M. Brown April 24, 2024April 25, 2024

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Congresswoman Alma Adams at the 2024 STEAM Days of Action (Courtesy of Adams)

Leaders Gather for HBCU STEAM Days of Action on the Hill

by Ashleigh Fields April 24, 2024December 11, 2024

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press conference on Sept. 12. She has declared a public emergency over busloads of migrants. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Mayor Bowser Attacks School Budget Accountability

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

**FILE** President Joe Biden plans to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on May 19. He delivered the commencement address at D.C.'s Howard University last year. (WI photo)

Biden to Deliver Commencement Address at Morehouse College

by Stacy M. Brown April 23, 2024April 24, 2024