Making the Grade
As the open enrollment for DCPS high school application period is underway, many District students and parents are considering whether or not some of...
Free Meals for Kids
DC has 29 meal sites for lunch and shelf-stable breakfast, weekdays, for all residents under 18. East of the River locations, days and hours,...
Virtual Storytime
On March 21, DC Public Library hosted its first virtual storytime featuring “What’s Going on in There” by Geoffrey Grahn on the Library’s Facebook...
Successes and Challenges in Distance Learning
Experts say that developing quality remote learning plans is something that would ordinarily take school districts months, if not years, of planning. The COVID-19...
Beauty and the Beat
On January 18 to 26, see National Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) principal second violinist Marissa Regni and principal percussionist Eric Shin in an exciting new program exploring the magic...
Celebrating 50 Years of the Washington Youth Garden
The Washington Youth Garden, a project of the Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA), turns 50 years old this summer. The founders would be...
How Some Schools Got Kids Back to the Classroom
In the spring, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of the nation’s schools, forcing most of the District’s students to continue learning virtually at...
Fall for Fresh at 4th Annual Festival at Kelly Miller
It's that wonderful time of year --for a fourth time!
Join Dreaming Out Loud along with partners at City Blossoms, Loop Closing and friends at...
Join Monday Meeting to Plan Summer Activities for Youth
It’s looking like this summer is going to be quite different than the last. Now is the perfect time to think about summer youth...
DC Charters 101
During the 2018-19 school year, 66 public charter schools operated on 123 campuses and served more than 43,000 students in grades PK3-12. More than...
