Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

Kyla Cambell from Southeast D.C. starts to assemble Bluetooth speaker kits with the help of Aisha Lawrey from Amazon Web Services and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Darrell Green Hosts Youth STEM Empowerment Event

by Richard D. Elliott February 5, 2024February 6, 2024

Ngozi Bascom-Iwuoha, a fifth grader and Ward 7 resident, said this language immersion tour will put her on the path to becoming a global citizen and executing a skill she’s spent the better part of six years fine tuning at school and while studying at home. (Courtesy photo)

Ward 7 Community Unites Around a Fundraiser for Fifth Grade Language Immersion Trip

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 5, 2024March 15, 2024

Greg Jackson, deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, introduces first lady Jill Biden at the School Principals Town Hall held Jan. 25. (Courtesy of the White House)

White House Centers School Principals in Three New Efforts to Promote Safe Gun Storage

by Asha Taylor February 1, 2024February 21, 2024

Lydia Sermons (Courtesy of howard.edu)

Lydia Sermons to Lead Communications at Howard University

by WI Web Staff February 1, 2024February 5, 2024

Author Ibram X. Kendi speaks with students at Jefferson Middle School about his experience as a writer, the writing process and more on Jan. 24. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Presents New Book at Jefferson Middle School Academy

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 24, 2024January 25, 2024

After a break-in at Howard University’s shuttered Benjamin E. Mays Hall went viral on social media and raised concerns about the left behind artifacts, Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center has said that the abandoned materials had little significance to instructional goals. (Courtesy photo)

Moorland-Spingarn Director Responds to Concerns About Howard U. School of Divinity Archives

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 24, 2024January 24, 2024

Spelman College Receives Record-Breaking $100 Million Gift for Scholarships and Academic Advancement

by Stacy M. Brown January 18, 2024January 18, 2024

A new study has found that Black male elementary school students with Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education services. (Courtesy of Pexels, RDNE Stock Project)

For Black Kids, Underfunded Public Schools Are Inequality Factories

by Joseph Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black January 17, 2024August 9, 2024

**FILE** Claudine Gay (Lhampt1 via Wikimedia Commons)

Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Scandals, Plagiarism Allegations

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

**FILE** (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Fighting Educational Injustice, One Nap at a Time

by Joseph Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black December 20, 2023December 21, 2023

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