Lauren Lumpkin

A $20 million donation from an anonymous national foundation will support the “Capital Math Collective,” a citywide effort to boost math scores for students in D.C.

The historically black university in Washington, D.C. is the latest in recent weeks to announce a donation from the billionaire philanthropist.

Despite vows to boost attendance and more than $17 million being poured into anti-truancy programs, absence rates in D.C. Public Schools worsened last year while the city’s charter schools showed small improvement.

The D.C. Council is considering a bill to address gaps in the city’s truancy referral system.

The Advanced Technical Center is a career-focused high school that offers dual-enrollment programs in the medical field, preparing students for in-demand health care jobs.

A D.C. teacher aide has been placed on leave after allegedly putting hot sauce in the mouth of a nonverbal autistic student.

Digital Pioneers Academy in D.C. will pay selected students $50 each week, with no strings attached, joining a national study.

ICE arrested Des Moines Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, citing an outstanding immigration removal order and a lack of work authorization.

New rules aimed at reducing violence at D.C. high school football games appear to be working, with some fans reporting a more peaceful atmosphere

Prosecutors say Michael Redmond “defrauded” the District when he worked remotely at Kramer Middle School and ran a Rhode Island high school during the pandemic.