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D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced a bill for DCPS and its charter schools to prohibit students from using cellphones and other devices, aiming to remove distractions in the classroom. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports. 

Some parents said D.C. schools should have waited to reopen due to icy sidewalks. Others, however, were grateful their kids were back in class. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

The mother of a 4-year-old boy with autism went to pick him up from a Capitol Hill elementary school Monday afternoon only to find out no one seemed to know where he was. “Everybody’s just running around the building looking for my child,” Diane Cook said. She described what she estimates to be 10 to 15 frantic, excruciating minutes after…

A mother pick up her 4-year-old son at the end of the school day found no one knew where he was. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to the mother.

Some high schoolers in D.C. Public Schools can participate in a unique opportunity by being in a scuba diving program. News4’s Juliana Valencia talks to students about being calm underwater and the career paths it can uncover. 

D.C. Public Schools is inviting community members to give their input on a new middle school in the Shaw neighborhood. In March 2022, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced funding for DCPS to open a new middle school at 800 Euclid St. NW, the former Banneker High School building, in August 2028. The new middle school, sometimes temporarily referred to as…

Monday is the first day of school for D.C. Public Schools! DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee talks to News4’s Jummy Olabanji about teacher retention, re-enrollment following the Eagle Academy closure, vaccinations and what’s new this school year. 

The first day of school for D.C. Public Schools is still three weeks away, but Monday many middle and high schools opened their doors to incoming students to help them make friends and familiarize themselves with their new campus and teachers.  The DCPS Summer Bridge program is a week-long immersion program for transitioning sixth and ninth graders to prepare...

Summer is ending, and the first day of school for D.C. Public Schools is in three weeks. Here’s how the DCPS Bridge Program helps sixth and ninth graders transition into their new schools. News4’s Mark Segraves has the story. 

FRESHFARM FoodPrints is an educational program that gives D.C. public school students the chance to grow fresh produce and learn how certain foods affect their bodies. The program’s mission is to tackle hunger and address the lack of fresh food in certain communities. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

More than 200 second and third graders received new bicycles as they graduated from a D.C. program that taught them how to safely ride.

Hundreds of D.C. second and third graders went home from school with a new bike Thursday as they graduated from a bicycle safety course. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Two D.C. public school teachers reflect and celebrate working together at the same school for over 40 years.

D.C. public schools celebrate two of their longest-serving teachers Antoinette Johnson and Benjamin Sands who have been teaching for over four decades at Coolidge Senior High School. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The DC School Connect program that started during the pandemic with federal recovery dollars helps students get to and from school without the risk of gun violence. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke with D.C.’s deputy mayor for education about the success of the buses, as the mayor’s budget plans continued funding.

A legal battle is brewing at a D.C. high school and advocates for a student group say they’re taking the fight to federal court.

The ACLU said the Arab student union has tried for months to bring pro-Palestinian programming to the D.C. campus, but administrators have shut it down. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

D.C.’s mayor unveiled legislation Wednesday intended to curb chronic truancy in the District. More than a third of D.C. students are missing too much school, according to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, which considers students chronically truant if they have 10 or more unexcused absences. Under Mayor Muriel Bowser’s UPLIFT Act, there would be a mandatory...

Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a new bill aimed at tackling D.C.’s truancy issue. News4’s Aimee Cho breaks down what’s in it. 

Eleven D.C. public high schools have truancy rates higher than 70% with two hovering around 80%. News4’s Derrick Ward reports on new legislation to address chronic truancy.