by Benjamin Bowman | Oct 9, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court’s review of Affirmative Action may signal the cooling for a decades-long hot button issue. Oral argument Wednesday will determine whether colleges and universities can use race as a factor in making future admissions...
by Amina Ismail & Xiaolan Tang | Aug 23, 2012 | Education
The new school year is right around the corner and the charter school system in Washington is ready to take on the area with more than 90 campuses. The schools may be taking over the District of Columbia, but there are still have many areas that need work. Kent Amos,...
by Amina Ismail & Xiaolan Tang | Aug 17, 2012 | Education
DC Scholars Public Charter School is one of the newest additions to the charter school system. The school is ready to impact one of the most-underserved communities in the District of Columbia — Wards 7 and 8. The administration wants to make sure that they become a...
by Meghan Schiller | Aug 16, 2012 | Education, Science + Technology
Julia Child’s kitchen is the main ingredient to a new food exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Child donated her famous Cambridge, Mass., kitchen to the Washington museum in 2001 and on to celebrate what would have been Child’s...
by Amina Ismail & Xiaolan Tang | Aug 9, 2012 | Education
DC Public Charter Schools are making its presence known in the District with more than 90 campuses and they are ready to expand even more. Scott Pearson, Executive Director of the Charter School Board, speaks on the many accomplishments of the school system and some...
by Amina Ismail & Xiaolan Tang | Aug 7, 2012 | Education, Sports
WASHINGTON — The Washington Tennis and Education Foundation has been part of its community for more than 50 years. In September, the club will have a new home in Washington’s Southeast neighborhood. With the move, the foundation will finally be closer to...
