Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

Renee Gokey, teacher services coordinator at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Courtesy of Teaching for Change via Flickr)

Annual Teach-In Expands Teachers’ Knowledge About Indigenous Americans

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 4, 2023October 6, 2023

Dr. Roger Mitchell delivers the keynote address to ENGAGE Saturday Academy graduates. (Ja’mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Howard Hospital Brass Fetes Anti-Violence Program Graduates

by James Wright Jr. October 4, 2023October 5, 2023

President Joe Biden speaks to Howard University's Class of 2023 during the commencement ceremony at Capital One Arena in D.C. on May 13. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Biden Announces $127 Billion in Student Debt Relief for 3.6 Million Americans

by Stacy M. Brown October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Morgan State University students pray at a church near the northeast Baltimore school after an on-campus shooting incident on Oct. 3 left five injured. (WI photo)

Multiple Suspects Sought After Shooting Incident at Morgan State University

by Stacy M. Brown October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

**FILE** Michael Steele (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Michael Steele Tapped for Howard University Endowed Chair

by WI Web Staff October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Preschool students build a structure from plastic interlocking tubes. (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages via Word in Black)

We Need to Talk About Preschool Suspensions

by Maya Pottiger, Special to The Informer via Word in Black September 26, 2023November 9, 2023

woman wearing brown shirt carrying black leather bag on front of library books

American Library Association Reports 20% Increase in Book Censorship Attempts in 2023

by Stacy M. Brown September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

**FILE** Courtesy of HBCU Buzz

Funding Disparities Plague HBCUs: Biden Administration Demands State Leaders Bridge $12.6 Billion Gap

by Stacy M. Brown September 22, 2023December 11, 2024

The surge in scams coincides with the conclusion of a pandemic-induced hiatus on loan repayments, implemented in 2020 to provide financial relief to borrowers amidst the public health crisis. (Wikimedia Commons)

Alarming Surge in Student Loan Scams Targets Americans

by Stacy M. Brown September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Dr. Ben Vinson III, Howard University’s 18th president, presented the keynote address at the institution's 186th convocation on Sept. 15, 2023. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Howard U. President Vinson Opens Up to Campus Community

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Asha Taylor September 16, 2023February 21, 2024