Mayor Bowser fields questions from student journalists
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President Obama shakes Banneker students' hands.
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Basque woman, Idoia Etxeberria lifts a 350-lb stone as part of the Basque traditional sport Bortoko Kirolak. Idoia Etxeberria describes herself in one word — “Consistent.”
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Sierra Lewter and Autumn Parrish
April 17, 2017 • No Comments
Mayor Muriel Bowser invited a group of D.C. student journalists to an Inaugural Mayoral Roundtable on Feb. 2 to discuss important topics including D.C. statehood, the DCTAG Program, the future of education, DCPS’s new Chancellor Antwan Wilson, charter schools, coding, sanctuary cities and much more. One of the first questions to spark interesting dialogue was posed from a student journalist representing School Without Walls who asked Mayor Bowser about how the District’s federally funded D.C...
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As an immigrant from Iran, I was outraged by Trump’s rhetoric during his campaign, but I never thought that he would actually act upon the principles he preached if elected o...
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Miles Peterson, Cinque Couch, Caleb Martin
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Antwan Wilson will take over as chancellor of D.C. Public Schools starting February 1 if the D.C. Council approves Mayor Muriel Bowser's selection, announced today. Wilson is currently the Oakland Unified School System superintendent. John Davis will continue to serve as interim chancellor of DCPS. The Washington Post reports that Wilson grew up with a single mother, moving 15 times and attending 10 schools within his K-12 career. "Schools can save lives" said Wilson, 44, in an address to Oakland Unified School District earlier this year. He underwent leadership training at Broad Academy which sprung him into his career as a teacher in North Carolina and Kansas. During his two-and-a-half-year position as a superintendent in Oakland, graduation rates have risen and suspension rates have fallen, the Post reports. Former DCPS chancellor Kaya Henderson stepped down in September after the Associated Press published an investigation in May about her solicitation of a six-figure contribution...
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