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All eighth grade students were given the PSAT 8/9 assessment in December. (PGCPS photo)

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: PSAT Parent Nights

by WI Webstaff March 4, 2020December 21, 2021

Nearly 80 percent of alumni from Bard College in New York who enrolled after high school completed a four-year degree within six years. (Courtesy of Bard College)

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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Bard Early College

by WI Webstaff February 26, 2020December 21, 2021

Derrick Griffin, a senior at Chesapeake Math and IT Academy, loves art and painting, head to toe, and as an entrepreneur, customizes his own sneakers. (PGCPS photo)

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: Scholar of the Week

by WI Webstaff February 26, 2020December 21, 2021

As participants in the "Intermission" program, pre-K students can choose from a range of topics such as food, science, and animation to help them find inspiration to draw their own cartoons. (Courtesy of Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS)

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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Exploring ‘Steamboat Willie’

by WI Webstaff February 12, 2020December 21, 2021

Culinary Arts student Bardino Joyner is headed to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, after earning a $33,000 scholarship. (PGCPS photo)

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: Aspiring Chef

by WI Webstaff February 12, 2020December 21, 2021

A statue honoring Arthur Ashe, the first Black so honored in Richmond, was unveiled nearly 25 years ago along the city's historic Monument Avenue but not without heated debate among many longtime residents. (D. Kevin McNeir/The Washington Informer)

Richmond’s Avenues Honoring Confederate Heroes Now Include Black Images

by WI Webstaff February 5, 2020December 21, 2021

The STEP program at Youthbuild Public Charter School helps students develop resumes and college applications, meet with employers, college admissions offices, practice interview techniques and master job skills. (YouthBuild PCS photo)

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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: YouthBuild STEP Program

by WI Webstaff February 5, 2020December 21, 2021

Scholar of the Week Vanessa Velas Romero (PGCPS photo)

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: Scholar of the Week

by WI Webstaff February 5, 2020December 21, 2021

Scholar of the Week Destiny Dennis (PGCPS photo)

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: Scholar of the Week

by WI Webstaff January 29, 2020December 21, 2021

Students at Thurgood Marshall Academy continue to have incredible experiences both in and out of the classroom. (TMA photo)

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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Warriors in Action

by WI Webstaff January 29, 2020December 21, 2021