Eighty-five years after opening only to white students, and honoring a president whose racist policies later would be condemned, Woodrow Wilson High School is undergoing a historic change: by the end of...

A new grading policy has been embraced by DC Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Inspired by stakeholder feedback and maintaining a goal of equity, the grading policy was adopted in an effort...

DCPS chancellor Lewis Ferebee announced that DCPS will be cancelling plans to begin limited in-person learning for elementary schools on November 9. This decision follows teachers across the district opting...

DCPS Ward Three teachers, staff, and families rallied together at Fort Reno on Saturday October 17 to demand transparency and accountability from DCPS with elementary schools set to reopen within the next...

DC’s City Council passed a resolution on October 21 to rename Woodrow Wilson High School after 85 years of the school being named after the 28th president of the United States. As a result, DCPS has...

On October 5, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee hosted a COVID-19 situational update regarding the reopening of DC Public Schools. Elementary schools, with grades Pre-K through...

The Wilson Peer Mediators and Student Government Association (SGA) have established the program Home Base which offers 15-minute meetings during asynchronous time on Wednesdays. Homebase aims to bridge...

Apple and Google recently partnered with the DC government to produce the DC COVID Alert Notice system (CAN). This contact tracing software enables public health authorities to contact and give guidance...

Last school year, Wilson projected that there would be an annual student attendance of 2,015 students, the highest in Wilson’s history. However, the current count of students attending Wilson is 1,794,...

Special education teachers have been modifying Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) since last spring to ensure that students with learning differences are set up for success during distance learning....

As Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to begin reopening schools in early November, the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) has asserted that they are not yet ready for in-person learning. The union is...

Short on workers for the upcoming election, the DC Board of Elections (DCBOE) is offering high school students community service hours or a stipend to serve as an Election Day worker. Students may apply...