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**FILE** Courtesy of Whittier Elementary School via Twitter

D.C. Elementary School Reverts to Virtual Learning Amid COVID Outbreak

by WI Web Staff December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

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COVID-19 Cases in District Schools Surpass 2,000

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 8, 2021December 16, 2021

D.C. Public Schools, JPMorgan Chase and Youth Guidance announced a partnership through which Black male students at four District public schools will receive academic coaching, college and career readiness services and leadership development. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Program Offers Black Male DCPS Students a Pathway to Graduation

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 8, 2021

DCPS Teachers Bemoan Standardized Testing and Data Collection Mandates

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 1, 2021December 14, 2021

Edna B. Jackson (Courtesy photo)

As D.C. Council Revisits Wilson Renaming, Community Reflects on Edna B. Jackson’s Legacy

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 3, 2021December 21, 2021

Many DCPS Staffers Still Unvaccinated for COVID as Deadline Passes: Report

by WI Guest Author November 3, 2021December 21, 2021

Gabrielle Dubose, a teacher at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and EmpowerEd affiliate, attended EmpowerEd’s DC Teacher Voice Summit and Festival on Oct. 23. (Courtesy photo)

Teachers Buckling Under the Stress of Staff Vacancies, Advocates Say

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 27, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Branden Mitchell reads an interactive story to students during library time at Wheatley Education Campus in northeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

DCPS Librarians Support Legislation for Permanent Funding

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 20, 2021December 21, 2021

A national program called "Lights on Afterschool" ensures every child has access to a safe, engaging place where the lights stay on and the doors stay open after classes end for the day. (Courtesy of afterschoolalliance.org)

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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Lights On Afterschool

by WI Webstaff October 20, 2021December 21, 2021

Dr. Marilyn Tyler Brown (Courtesy photo)

EDITORIAL: Dr. Marilyn Tyler Brown — An Education Leader and Political Activist Dies

by WI Guest Author October 13, 2021December 21, 2021