Education

Across the country, including in D.C., about 20,000 seniors volunteer everyday in thousands of schools as ‘foster’ grandparents, helping and teaching children alongside other teachers.

St. Helens Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1440 and its Auxiliary Unit recently honored two Columbia City students for their winning essay entries in its annual essay competition.

D.C. Council has voted for broader vegetarian meal options in public schools for children. The positive vote is likely to make Washington, D.C. the first state in the U.S. requiring schools to keep meat-free lunch alternatives for students.

Only eight traditional public or charter schools in D.C. are leading in racial and economic diversity, according to a new report titled “Landscape of Diversity in D.C. Public Schools: What Does School Diversity Look Like in D.C.?” which was released by the think tank D.C. Policy Center.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Thursday announced that it will be donating $6 million to five of the D.C. region's larger school districts in an effort to encourage students to study technology-related fields and help them find higher-paying jobs.

Six Maryland families have been sued by the attorney general of Washington, D.C. for deceiving the D.C. government, after they allegedly lied about their residency to get their children admitted into prestigious D.C. public schools without having to pay tuition.

In a new school performance rating system unveiled by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday at Harriet Tubman Elementary School, around 40 percent of the D.C. public schools, including charter schools, received a three-star rating.

D.C. Schools have launched a new app called the 'Rave Panic Button' which instantly sends all vital information to first responders in case of a crisis such as a shooting incident involving school children.