Sam P. K. Collins
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Upcoming Event to Highlight D.C. Summer Enrichment Programming
As District parents embark on yet another endeavor to enroll their children in quality summertime programming, a collective of local agencies and community-based organizations are gearing up for an event that will allow for the exploration of various options. → Read More
D.C. Parents Demand Clarity from OSSE on Continuing Bus Delays
As special-needs students in D.C. experience prolonged daily commutes, parents demand answers about why OSSE hasn't tackled bus driver shortages lingering since the start of the school year. → Read More
With Revised Revenue Estimates, Budget Season Dialogue Intensifies
With only a couple weeks before D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s scheduled release of the FY-2024 budget, revised revenue estimates by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer have called into question what she will — and won’t — prioritize in her proposal. → Read More
Enrollment Season Compels Conversation About Educational Equity
When the MySchool DC common application and common lottery opened in December, legions of District families once again embarked on a journey to enroll their child in the public school or public charter school of their choosing. → Read More
D.C. Council Recognizes Black History Site in Georgetown
The D.C. Council commemorated the Mount Zion-Female Union Band Society Cemetery's 215th anniversary with the passage of a ceremonial resolution recognizing it as a sacred site. → Read More
Kevin Hargraves-Shird's Family to File Civil Suit Against MPD
The family of Kevin Hargraves-Shird recently revealed plans to file a civil suit against the Metropolitan Police Department for its involvement in his death. → Read More
MPD to Increase Presence at Metro Stations
A week after a gunman killed a Metro employee and injured two commuters, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metro General Manager Randy Clarke revealed plans to increase police visibility at District Metro stations. → Read More
ANC Commissioners Demand More of an Expanding Office
Being an ANC commissioner can been a cumbersome experience, but it has the potential to get easier with the District's investments to increase staffing and resources. → Read More
OSSE Expands High-Impact Tutoring Program
State Superintendent Christina Grant, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis Ferebee and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) recently converged on Cardozo Education Campus to announce the expansion of a citywide high-impact tutoring program designed to accelerate student learning. Since DCPS fully transitioned to in-person learning last year, nearly 4,000 students at nearly 60 […] → Read More
D.C. Council Starts Deliberation on Ratified WTU Contract
Several weeks after District public school teachers ratified their retroactive contract, the D.C. Council started deliberating on the long-awaited document that includes pay raises and other stipulations about benefits and planning time. → Read More
Congresswoman Wilson Pushes to Increase Teachers' Salaries
Amid discussions about COVID-related learning loss and teacher burnout, Rep. Frederica Wilson has set her sights on ensuring teachers are better compensated for their work in the classroom. → Read More
Young People Get Candid About Safety Concerns
Brookland Middle School student Leana Jenkins counted among those who last saw Karon Blake alive and well in the classroom, just hours before he was shot and killed less than a mile from the northeast D.C. school. → Read More
D.C. Council Overrides Mayor Bowser's Veto of Revised Criminal Code
The D.C. Council voted 12 to 1 to override Mayor Muriel Bowser's veto of the Revised Criminal Code Act. → Read More
Ward 4 Council Member Calls for a Cease-Fire
In the aftermath of two daytime shootings that left three schoolchildren critically injured, a D.C. Council member has issued a call for an immediate cease-fire between warring neighborhood crews and gangs in uptown D.C. → Read More
Bard High School Early College DC Moves to Congress Heights
Nearly four years after its inception, Bard High School Early College DC has found a new, permanent home in Congress Heights. → Read More
Mayor Bowser to Veto the Revised Criminal Code Act
Weeks after the D.C. Council unanimously approved the Revised Criminal Code Act, Mayor Muriel Bowser has expressed plans to veto the bill. → Read More
Hylton-Brown Case Latest in Pattern of Deadly D.C. Police Tactics, Family Attorney Says
D.C. police officers, for years, often used their vehicles as battering rams while chasing Black male bikers, said the attorney for the family of a man killed in an illegal pursuit. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: D.C. Government and Local Colleges Collaborate to Meet Student Demand
District education officials, increasingly cognizant of the changing landscape, conducted meetings to determine how they could better meet students’ demands for experiential learning opportunities that expose them to lucrative, tech-based career options. → Read More
Prince George's Community College Answers the Call for Flexibility and Dual Enrollment
Officials at community colleges said they continue to see an embrace of their college and career offerings, even with declines in community college enrollment. → Read More
Remembering Former Ward 7's SBOE Representative Karen Williams
Karen Williams, a Ward 7 public servant with a penchant for collaboration, died on Christmas Day. She was 74. → Read More