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From left: Duke Ellington School of the Arts Chief Executive Officer Tia Powel Harris, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, co-founder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and former president of D.C.'s school board, Ellington freshman Makeal Exum, comedian Dave Chappelle and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser lift hands in celebration at the Northwest school on Sept. 29, after Chappelle was presented with the Key to the City and gifted the school with an Emmy he received for an appearance on "Saturday Night Live" earlier this year. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

Dave Chappelle Gets Key to D.C.

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 4, 2017October 31, 2020

The Universal Free Lunch for All Amendment Act of 2017 will apply to both public and charter school students. (Courtesy of ucsusa.org)

Education, Local

Todd Pushes for Citywide Free School Lunch

by Lauren M. Poteat October 4, 2017October 31, 2020

CC Prep alumnus Harry McNeil now works for Verizon. (Courtesy of Community College Preparatory Academy)

Local

D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: CC Prep Success Story

by WI Webstaff October 4, 2017October 31, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson both expressed excitement as they greeted student and led D.C. officials on a tour of the modernized Marie Reed Elementary School in Northwest on Aug. 21 opening of the 2017-18 school year. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

EDELIN: Union Contract Gives Charter Students More

by WI Guest Author September 27, 2017October 31, 2020

CityDance Dream performs at the DCPS Back to School Block Party at Ron Brown College Preparatory in northeast D.C. on Sept. 9. (Courtesy of Felicia Taylor)

DCPS Girls Find Themselves With Dance

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 20, 2017October 31, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson both expressed excitement as they greeted student and led D.C. officials on a tour of the modernized Marie Reed Elementary School in Northwest on Aug. 21 opening of the 2017-18 school year. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Local

D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

by WI Webstaff September 20, 2017October 31, 2020

Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson speaks at the Back-to-School Block Party on Sept. 9 at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in northeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Magic Johnson, DCPS Chancellor, Mayor Challenge Students

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Local

D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: ESSA State Plan Approved

by WI Webstaff September 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Coolidge Senior High School in northwest D.C. officially broke ground on a modernization project on Sept. 1. (Courtesy of Mayor Bowser's office via Twitter)

Education, Local

Coolidge High School Finally Gets Modernized

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 4, 2017October 31, 2020

Students at Marie Reed Elementary School in northwest D.C. race to class on the first day of the 2017-18 school year. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

DCPS’s ‘Every Day’ Initiative Addresses Absenteeism

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer August 23, 2017October 31, 2020