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**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

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A Teachable Moment

by WI Editorial Staff October 9, 2024October 9, 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

Washington Teachers Union, DCPS Reach Tentative Agreement

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 1, 2024November 2, 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** DCPS Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee said some of the many goals in the fiscal 2025 budget include continued investment in at-risk students, English language learners and schools with a larger population. (WI photo)

School Budget Constraints Jeopardize Special Education Supports and Programming, Community Members Say

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 27, 2024February 27, 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

Representatives of the Washington Teachers' Union and D.C. Public Schools recently started negotiating the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement for thousands of public school teachers. (Courtesy photo)

Washington Teachers’ Union, DCPS Start New Contract Negotiations

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

Whittier Education Campus (Courtesy photo)

Even with DGS Intervention, HVAC Issues Persist at Whittier Elementary

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Kayla Benjamin September 13, 2023September 14, 2023