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@WTUTeacher | D.C. Public Schools and the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) agreed on a tentative contract which includes a pay raise over four years.

DC Public Schools, Teachers’ Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

By Brooke DeLucia December 2, 2022

D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) reached a tentative agreement with the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) that is expected to increase teacher wages over the next four years.  The Nov. 23 agreement comes...

Training Program Teaches Life-Saving Blood Loss Prevention to DCPS Teachers, Students

Training Program Teaches Life-Saving Blood Loss Prevention to DCPS Teachers, Students

By Minoli Ediriweera September 15, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  An emergency blood loss training program is being implemented in Washington,...

DC Elementary School Set to be Renamed After John Lewis

DC Elementary School Set to be Renamed After John Lewis

By Julia Staley December 2, 2021

Washington, D.C. council members voted unanimously Nov. 16 to rename a Petworth-area elementary school after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (H ’15) to honor the legacy of his civil and human rights...

ANC 2E Unanimously Passes Ellington Field Resolution

ANC 2E Unanimously Passes Ellington Field Resolution

By Anna Ferrazzi and Clara Grudberg February 14, 2020

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E passed a resolution urging District of Columbia government agencies to prioritize student access to Duke Ellington Recreational Field on Feb. 3.   The...

ANC 2E Residents Raise Concerns Over DPR Takeover of Ellington Field

ANC 2E Residents Raise Concerns Over DPR Takeover of Ellington Field

By Anna Ferrazzi December 6, 2019

Local residents voiced concerns that the Department of Parks and Recreation management takeover of Duke Ellington Field would limit access for community residents and public school students at an Advisory...

DAVIDGROSSO.ORG | D.C. Councilmember David Grosso introduced emergency legislation allowing DCPS students to take medical marijuana in non-smokable forms on campus.

DC Council Authorizes Medical Marijuana Administration in Public Schools

By Hansen Lian September 27, 2019

The Council of the District of Columbia passed emergency legislation allowing public school students with medical marijuana licenses to be treated with the substance on campus grounds Sept. 17. Twelve...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS/THE HOYA | D.C. Public Schools recently enacted new policies with the Center for Social Justice tutoring organizations that now require tutors to get  background tested, fingerprinted and TB tested.

CSJ Tutors Face New DCPS Clearance Requirements

By Harrison McBride September 20, 2019

Tutoring organizations under the Center for Social Justice now require volunteers to undergo FBI background tests, tuberculosis testing and fingerprinting to comply with preexisting District of Columbia...

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DCPS Investigating Altercation With Professor’s Grandson

By Riley Rogerson May 15, 2019

D.C. Public Schools is currently investigating an incident of verbal harassment directed at the 6-year-old grandson of social activist and Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson, who was verbally...

MY INDIANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Lewis Ferebee, former superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, is set to assume the role of D.C. Public Schools chancellor on Jan. 31, 2019 pending confirmation of his nomination.

Bowser Nominates New DCPS Chancellor After Monthslong Search

By Dustin Hartuv December 7, 2018

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) selected Lewis Ferebee as the new chancellor for D.C. Public Schools at a press conference Dec. 3 amid a series of scandals that have dogged the school system in...

JULIA ALVEY FOR THE HOYA Over 90 families at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts have disproved false accusations of enrollment fraud after an investigation conducted by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education accused 164 Ellington students of skirting residency requirements in May.

Ellington Families Disprove Enrollment Fraud Accusations

By Dustin Hartuv November 2, 2018

More than 90 students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts have been cleared of enrollment fraud, Ellington CEO Tia Powell Harris said in an interview with The Washington Post. An investigation...

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A teacher at Duke Ellington School of the Arts is on leave after allegations of sexual assault surfaced Oct. 14.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts Teacher on Leave After Sexual Assault Allegations

By Walker Miller October 24, 2018

The chair of the literacy and media department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts is being investigated by Washington, D.C. police after allegations of sexual assault against a minor were raised...

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District of Columbia Public Schools released private information about students experiencing homelessness on the D.C. Council’s website, which is associated with Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large)

Students’ Private Information Published on DC Council Website

By Elizabeth Douglas September 14, 2018

Washington, D.C.’s public school authority mistakenly posted the personal information of 2,000 students experiencing homelessness on a website run by the D.C. Council, where the data remained for seven...

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