Councilmembers say they still encourage students to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The test-to-return policy remains one of the few COVID-19 safety protocols still DCPS practices.

School districts with the highest portion of students experiencing homelessness often don’t receive part of a grant set aside to help them.

Stephen Grivnow filed a grievance with DC Public Schools, alleging his former principal forged his IMPACT evaluation which led to his firing. Three years later, he’s just starting to get justice.

The first batch of standardized test results since the pandemic began confirms that the city’s most at-risk students fell furthest behind in the past two years.

Federal pandemic funding for universal free school meals is ending, and income-based eligibility requirements are back.

The news comes after local activists criticized Something In The Water festival’s $300-plus tickets for being unaffordable.

Meanwhile, Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the heat emergency plan because temperatures are hitting the 90s.

A change by D.C. Health earlier this week gave D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee authority to lift the requirement.

The updated guidance does not mean students in the District will immediately be able to attend school without a mask.