D.C.’s largest high school is named for the U.S. president who instituted segregation in the federal government. Now, the D.C. Council supports efforts to rename the school.
The school’s diversity task force has begun ramping up a public campaign, starting with a forum on Tuesday.
A brawl last Friday afternoon at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station stemmed from a feud between groups of students from two D.C. high schools.
What famous billionaire investor dropped into two D.C. public schools today? It was none other than Warren Buffett, who graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1947.
In the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech earlier this year, it’s been reported all over the world today that two 17-year-old students were shot in an incident at Delaware State University last night. Both students, a male and a female whose names have not been released, were originally from the Washington, D.C. area. The male student is in stable condition, but the female’s injuries are listed as serious. The campus remained locked-down today…
>> “Michael Vick agreed Monday to plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, a deal that leaves the Atlanta Falcons quarterback facing up to 18 months in prison and puts his NFL career in jeopardy.” [AP via WTOP] >> Rep. Robert Filner (D-Calif.) was charged with assault and battery following an incident at Dulles International Airport Sunday night. [WJLA] >> Taxi GPS doesn’t eliminate fare zone confusion. [Free Ride] >> “Four years after a…
>> D.C. looks to be trapped in the middle of a presidential endorsement face-off, with Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine already firmly in the Sen. Barack Obama camp (the first governor to endorse the candidate), and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley declaring his support for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Will D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty step into the fray with an endorsement of his own? >> Police have arrested a 12-year-old boy in connection to the “pins in the…
Via D.C. Education Blog, a story by NBC4 we missed last week concerning the allegations of grade fraud made by AP U.S. History teacher Erich Martel, who contends that perhaps as many as 1/3 of this year’s graduation class at Woodrow Wilson High School may not have earned the grades they needed to get their diplomas. Erich Martel has been teaching at Wilson since 1987. He said that since that time he’s become increasingly concerned…