Students at Stuart-Hobson Middle School’s science fair held Jan. 23, 2012, hope to advance to the DC STEM Fair on March 24, 2012, at Wilson High School.
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Jan. 24, 2012 - Newly designed software allows tutors to tackle the achievement gap by meeting with beginning readers online wherever they are.
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Jan. 20, 2012 - Ian Solomon, United States executive director of the World Bank, speaks to Ballou Senior High School students about Martin Luther King’s legacy during a Jan. 18 visit to the Southeast DC school.
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Jan. 17, 2012 - Retired Gen. Colin Powell visits students in MacFarland Middle School’s Colin Powell Leadership Club, which has run continuously at the Ward 4 school since 1998.
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Dec. 8, 2011 - Since Monday, Deal partnered with DC Central Kitchen in an effort to devote the spare time in students’ lunch periods to preparing food for the homeless. Today, Councilmember Mary Cheh joined them in the effort.
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Nov. 17, 2011 - Share a note of gratitude for your local school via Twitter, Facebook or on the embedded form.
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Nov. 8, 2011 - Students at twelve DCPS schools will be participating in an exciting program that raises awareness of local water issues and improves water conservation and stormwater management in school buildings and grounds.
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Nov. 3, 2011 - Poet Dwayne Betts visits Coolidge High School as part of Pen Faulkner program.
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Nov. 3, 2011 - Most mornings, 11-year-old Kayla wakes up and whips up fresh cupcake batter for her business.
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Children and chess boards were sprawled across the chatter-filled preparatory room at the National Chess Center as students from seven DC Public Schools crammed in their last practice sessions.
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All DCPS students in grades 9, 10, and 11 will take the PSAT free of charge on Wednesday, October 12.
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Secretary Ray Lahood blogged about this day at Anne Beers Elementary during Walk-to-School Day.
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Sept. 28, 2011 - Benjamin Banneker High played host to President Barack Obama as he gave his annual Back-to-School speech
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Students and teachers toured C-SPAN's "Road to the White House" bus and learned about government and social studies and bringing technology to classroom interactions.
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More than 400 DCPS students watched Howard overcome a early deficit to beat Morehouse at the Inaugural Nation's Football Classic.
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August 1, 2011 - Roosevelt High School senior Dominique Mitchell won the Silver Medal in the Entrepreneurship/Culinary Arts section of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ACT-SO Awards and a $5000 scholarship to any of the Art Institutes schools across the United States.
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July 26, 2011 - Camp Let's Go! brings together children with and without language challenges to explore their world and enhance their communication skills through a variety of thematic hand-on activities that include music, arts & crafts, and field trips.
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July 9 - Nine DCPS middle and high school students were recognized as One World Education Student Ambassadors on April 28 at the organization's Youth, Culture & Learning Celebration.
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July 5, 2011 - Brent Elementary’s Urban Birders joined Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar at the national presentation of the “State of the Birds” report.
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June 30, 2011 - Over a dozen DC high school students have signed up to spend part of their summers working at the DCPS central office, learning about how the school district runs and developing career skills that will set them apart in college and beyond.
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Brent Elementary's Rube Goldberg Society brought together 12 students from first through fourth grade for 10 weeks of exploration and invention.
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Fully 53 percent of those with children in the public school system say the city’s 123 schools are doing a “good” or “excellent” job, a sharp jump from January 2008, when 31 percent of parents expressed such approval.
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Last week, Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry joined Council Chairman Kwame Brown to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2011’s, both DCPS and PCS, most improved students.
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June 21, 2011 - For some American students -- minorities in particular -- studying abroad is something beyond their reach. But they now get a real chance to study on the other side of the globe, and for free.
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June 20, 2011 - 25 developmentally disabled students graduated from Project SEARCH, a work study program jointly run by DCPS and the D.C. Department of Disability Services.
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May 18, 2011 - Graduates from the class of 1936 took part in the annual event along with more than 100 friends and families.
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May 13, 2010 - Ballou High School student Tiesha Hines had a chance to read her poem, “Ten Things I Want to Throw at You,” Wednesday during a poetry workshop at the White House
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May 5, 2011 - As a way to thank members of the military for their bravery and selflessness, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Randle Highlands sent letters this school year to U.S. military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
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May 2, 2011 - Thomson and Ross elementary school students participated in Live with Regis and Kelly's Run Across America.
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April, 18, 2011 - Players from little league teams throughout the city joined the Washington Nationals on field as part of MLB's celebration of Jackie Robinson Day.
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April 27, 2011 - School Without Walls prevailed over Duke Ellington School of the Arts by a slight margin in finals of the 39th Annual Street Law Mock Trial in early April.
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April 20, 2011 - March proved to be a month of powerful politicians, hard-hitting athletes and green-thumb gardening for DCPS elementary school students at the White House.
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April 18. 2011 - Ballou High School seniors Lamonte Clark and Rasonne Smith plan to tackle a long-held stereotype on high school campuses nationwide: Football players are dumb.
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April 12, 2011 - Local chef favorites from the region will go back to the classroom to read to students at Garfield Elementary School on Monday, April 11, 2011.
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April 8, 2011 - Two Hyde-Addison Students are this week's Patch Whiz Kids
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April 7, 2010 - Thirty DCPS students participated in the 2011 Citywide Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 19, 2011
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April 5, 2011 - At annual fair, DCPS students showcase scientific knowledge and skill
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April 5, 2011 -- Dressed in a white cap and gown, Terry Ray Wilkes rang a hand bell proudly in front of his classmates. This bell is what all AdvancePath Academy students will ring when they graduate. Terry is the first.
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April 4, 2011 - Maury Elementary School's 3-5 grades perform "Let's Get it Started", adapted from the Black Eyed Peas' song of the same title, to gear up for the 2011 DC CAS testing.
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March 31, 2011 - Before they became leaders in their respective careers, the 20 accomplished women who joined first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday for mentoring sessions at three DCPS high schools shared one common trait: They were all girls with hopes and dreams for success in life.
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March 30, 2011 -Thirteen DCPS students have joined the ranks of such illustrious writers and artists as Robert Redford, Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath and Truman Capote through the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards announced this month.
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March 28, 2011 - As DCPS students gear up for the 65th Annual District of Columbia Citywide Science and Engineering Fair this weekend, now is a good time to reflect on the potential benefits of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
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March 24, 2011 - Nine District of Columbia high school seniors got the surprise of a lifetime today. George Washington University’s president and other university officials showed up in the students’ classrooms and elsewhere to let them know personally that they had won full-ride undergraduate scholarships to attend the university.
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March 21, 2011 -- The NHK Symphony Orchestra, a quintet from Japan, performed a variety of music at Hendley Elementary School. [Video]
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March 16, 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny and representatives from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education met with Beers Elementary School staff and parents earlier this week about their schoolwide approach to learning and inclusion.
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March 14, 2010 -- Students in the Mass Media and Communications class at Roosevelt Senior High School in Washington, DC were winners in the College Success Foundation's "Double the Numbers Youth Media Competition."
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On Wednesday February 23, 2011, we kicked off the D.C.I.A.A. play-offs. See who the winning teams were!
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February 23, 2011 – Hear in their own words from two whiz kids from Stoddert Elementary School.
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February 17, 2011 -- Check out the good news stories about our schools in the newspaper, online and on TV.
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February 16, 2011 -- As DCPS students gear up for the 65th Annual District of Columbia Citywide Science and Engineering Fair in April, now is a good time to reflect on the potential benefits of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
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February 14, 2011 -- This year, DCPS has devised a way to match teachers with the supplies they need and determine what supplies are in highest demand so requests can be made to donors.
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February 14, 2011 -- Rachel Skerritt, planning principal at Eastern High School, highlights options for more than 100 incoming freshmen and their families for the 2011-2012 school year, during a Feb. 5 event at the Capitol Hill high school.
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February 3, 2011 -- The Luke Moore Eagles took home their first victory - the first in the history of the school's varsity basketball program - beating Phelps 54-52.
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Feburary 2, 2011 -- DCPS students bring music, dance and art to the Department of Education
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Feburary 2, 2011 -- Anti-bullying sensei John Mirrione visits Hardy Middle School to give students skills in coping with bullies.
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January 24, 2011 -- The literature section of Melissa Jackson's library at Ballou Senior High School had 63 books one morning last week, not enough to fill five small shelves.
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January 24, 2011 -- Sharica A. Bond says she spends a lot of time at her son Damairee’s school in part because of his urging.
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January 24, 2011 -- Sousa Middle School Principal Dwan Jordon was selected to serve a four-year appointment on the Advisory Board of The Principals’ Center.
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January 21, 2011 -- They stood on the same spot where Martin Luther King stood. They looked out at the reflecting pool on the National Mall.
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January 21, 2011 -- “Who is Jason Kamras.” Any grammarian would tell you the previous sentence should end in a question mark. Unless, of course, it’s an answer in the form of a question on “Jeopardy!”
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January 13, 2011 -- The sounds of students splashing around in the water reverberate in the newly renovated pool at Mamie D. Lee School, a special education school for students with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
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January 12, 2011 -- After devastating fire: No blood, plenty of sweat and more than a few tears.
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January 6, 2011 -- DCPS Interim Chancellor Kaya Henderson, joins Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Sousa Middle School Principal Dwan Jordon, for a January 6 panel discussion that focused on the future of education in the new District administration.
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January 4, 2011 -- One week ago, the Takoma Educational Center's new home had no heat, running water or kitchen facilities to feed its 328 students.
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December 21, 2010 -- Wilson High School is the District's only public high school that has a crew or rowing team.
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December 20, 2010 -- DCPS provide students with musical instruments for free. But when something goes wrong with an instrument, there are two people to do the repairs for more than 120 schools.
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December 21, 2010 -- On October 26, 2010, Dr. Richard Nyankori, Deputy Chancellor for Special Education for the District of Columbia Public Schools, joined the Washington DC and Metro Area Marriott Business Council to thank the many individuals and employers in the Washington metro area who have made significant contributions to the “Bridges…from School to Work” program.
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December 17, 2010 -- A delegation of 75 government and university leaders from Yunnan Province, China, visited the District in late October to kick off their 11-day tour of the United States.
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December 15, 2010 -- If a popular television show had you thinking you might be smarter than a fifth grader, guess again.
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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama joined students from three DC Public Schools at Tubman for the signing of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
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December 13, 2010 -- Hundreds of middle school students explore their options for secondary education at the DCPS High School Fair.
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December 3, 2010 -- DCPS students celebrate the holiday season with Dr. Jill Biden at Vice Presidential Mansion.
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December 1, 2010 -- A canned food drive gives Hardy Middle School students a chance to give back to the great D.C. community.
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November 29, 2010 -- Thank you for sharing your wonderful notes of gratitude about your local school. Read the notes of gratitude.
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November 28, 2010 -- Randle Highlands ES teachers bring the farm to the school for an in-house petting zoo field trip.
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November 26, 2010 -- The undefeated Wilson girls’ soccer team shut-out challenger Bell, to win the DCIAA girls’ high school soccer finals.
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November 24, 2010 -- News from MLK Elementary, Hart Middle, Deal Middle, Anacostia SHS, Powell, Sharpe Health, Kelly
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November 22, 2010 -- The Gates Millennium Scholars program visited Howard University this month to introduce DC-area male scholars to the program.
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November 17, 2010 -- From “Harry the Dirty Dog” to “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” visitors at Sharpe Health School recently had a variety of stories to share during the school’s Community Read-In Day.
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November 17, 2010 -- Sixth graders at Stuart-Hobson MS take a walk across Africa before setting their sights on Thursday’s GeoPlunge Tournament.
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November 16, 2010 -- Students in Cardozo High School’s Academy of Construction and Design are building a solid foundation for the future of the city and the academy at a vacant lot.
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We're shining a spotlight on DCPS employees who typically avoid attention but deserve our thanks – those unsung heroes who routinely go above and beyond the call of duty.
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November 10, 2010 -- U.S. Census Bureau Director visits Eastern High Students.
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November 8, 2010 -- Students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School got a slice of the Big Apple last week that was too big to fit in the school and too cool to forget.
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November 3, 2010 -- The Garfield Elementary School third grader’s circus poster won a contest last week through the Alliance Francaise de Washington.
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November 1, 2010--On the menu last week at Savoy Elementary: nutritious food from the farm and a visit from a White House celebrity.
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November 1, 2010 -- Training helps principals, educators and instructional coaches provide better instruction in the classroom
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October 27, 2010 -- Charles Allen, head custodian at Jefferson Middle School, says DCPS custodians serve as ‘the first line of defense’ at their schools.
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October 21, 2010 -- In an effort to engage families and raise their profile in the neighborhood, Garfield ES staff hold parent-teacher conferences in three convenient locations.
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October 21, 2010 -- Dancers perform during the 13th Annual National Latino Art Beat Awards held Oct. 15 at the District of Columbia Public Schools headquarters.
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October 8, 2010 -- Seventy-five girls who attend DCPS rubbed elbows with some of the most powerful women in America, received iPads and got a visit from President Barack Obama.
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October 6, 2010 -- CNN captures young students at Walker-Jones Education Campus learning about healthy foods in their school farm.
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October 5, 2010 -- Dozens of children at Wheatley got a chance to meet some new friends, including Junie B. Jones, Dr. Seuss, Clifford the Big Red Dog and that kid Alexander.
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September 29, 2010 -- For parents, students, teachers and community, Northwest school feels ‘like home’
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September 22, 2010 -- C-SPAN bus makes stops at four DC locations to give students cyber-savvy insights to cable network’s programming.
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September 22, 2010 -- At Thomas ES, a fun fitness routine unites family and friends.
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August 27, 2010 -- The Coolidge Colts had a disappointing loss Friday night against Archbishop Carroll as Coach Natalie Randolph made her debut.
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July 16, 2010 -- From dance programs to science fairs, students step into the spotlight.
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July 7, 2010 -- DCPS students with academic curiosity improve their knowledge.
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July 7, 2010 -- Washington Post staff writer Stephanie McCrummen takes a thoughtful look at Principal Dwan Jordan’s methods for success at Sousa Middle School.
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