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Attendees at the first “Bring Back the Village” event on Feb. 5. (Courtesy of Andria Swanson)

Swanson Family Academy Aims to Strengthen Community With Its ‘Bring Back the Village’

by Tait Manning February 26, 2025February 27, 2025

For three years, Courtney McFerson has been working diligently to get special education coordinators at Anne Beers Elementary School in Southeast D.C. to create an Individualized Education Program for her son, who fell behind in reading and math. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

DCPS Parent Alleges Denial of Special Education Services

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 12, 2024November 21, 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

A squatter’s camp near Union Station in D.C. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

DCPS Uses Connected Schools Model to Tackle Homelessness

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 8, 2024October 8, 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

D.C. Public School Teachers to Start School Year Without New Contract

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 21, 2024August 23, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of Studio Theatre

Studio Theatre’s New Season Kicks Off With ‘Exception To the Rule’ by Dave Harris

by WI Web Staff August 12, 2024August 12, 2024

**FILE** Washington Teachers’ Union is advocating that D.C. Public Schools hire more athletic trainers, as the student-athlete population has tripled in the past 32 years. (Marus Relacion/The Washington Informer)

Athletic Trainer Shortage Dominates Teacher Contract Negotiations

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 6, 2024March 15, 2024

**FILE** District of Columbia Public Schools' fiscal 2025, with Lewis D. Ferebee as superintendent, reflects a post-pandemic environment facing tough choices amid inflation, increasing salaries, and desired funding for programming. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

DCPS Budget Raises Questions About Staffing, Pandemic-Era Programming

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 14, 2024March 15, 2024

D.C. families scramble to get through the school lottery process as teachers, administrators and others notice how many residents east of the Anacostia River work to send their students to institutions in upper Northwest, as opposed to their by-right, neighborhood schools. (Courtesy of dcmoms.com)

School Lottery Season Starts Amid Questions about Enrollment and Equity

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 13, 2023December 14, 2023