On June 5 the DC Coalition for Public Schools and Communities held a candidate forum focused on recent challenges facing the city’s education system. First,
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Advocating for Schools to City Leaders
Dr. Robert Moses, civil rights icon and education advocate, joined the April 12 Education Town Hall, along with long-time DC education advocate Suzanne Wells and
Literacy East and West of the Anacostia
We Act Radio broadcasts from east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. A short distance to the east on Good Hope Road is the
The Most Literate and the Most Challenged
Washington has been declared the “most literate” city in the U.S. since 2010. Meanwhile, DC also has areas with illiteracy rates close to 50%, and
Book Deserts and Their Effects
Feature Report: “Book Deserts and Their Effects” — with citations and resources Recording, 7/13/17, begins at 2:00 — Over the past few years, the District
Students, Communities in Mourning and Fear Coast to Coast
From Sand Point Elementary in Seattle, WA, to South Lakes High School in Fairfax, VA, violent, fear-inducing incidents on one day, suggest it is time
Education Town Hall Forum 