DC Public Schools

D.C. will not reopen school buildings next month, deciding to the start the new school year entirely online. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. Public Schools will be all-virtual in the fall, the mayor announced Thursday after previously delaying an announcement of the city’s plans.  The continued spread of the coronavirus led the city to opt to conduct the start of the school year online, Mayor Muriel Bowser said.  Classes for pre-K through 12th grade will be virtual for Term 1, Aug....

D.C. Public Schools says that according to a preliminary plan families will be given the option for students to take all classes virtually this fall or split their time between in-person and remote learning. After tracking “concerning” coronavirus data this week, it’s still possible that school will have to be conducted all-online, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. The mayor and...

After laying out the reopening plan for D.C. schools, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday she would wait two more weeks before a decision is made after seeing the coronavirus case trends. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Ahead of announcing specifics of D.C. Public Schools’ reopening plan, schools Chancellor Lewis Farebee detailed some of the safety measures that would protect students who come into classrooms. News4’s Aaron Gilchrist reports.

It looks like D.C. Public School students will be going back into the classroom for at least a couple days each week when classes resume in August. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the learning plan and how long the District’s state of emergency will last.

The D.C. Council passed an amendment to remove the contract for public school security from the Metropolitan Police Department. The move was blasted by the mayor as a “shell game.” The amendment grants D.C. Public Schools the authority to hire and contract security officers. It was introduced by Councilman David Grosso and passed in an 8 to 5 vote....

Lawmakers have been busy with a wave of new proposed laws aimed at changing how police departments operate. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports how some jurisdictions in the D.C. area are approaching police reform.

D.C. Public Schools sent a letter to teachers providing preliminary guidance on going back to work for the 2020-21 school year. Schools will start with a hybrid instruction model — a mix of in-person and online learning. Teachers were told to expect face mask requirements and temperature checks. In following with DC Health guidelines, class sizes will be limited and…

The Washington Teachers’ Union released a report Monday with suggestions on how schools can safely reopen in the fall as the coronavirus continues. They flagged several concerns about the health of students, teachers and staff.  Teachers’ desks should get physical barriers and classroom furnishings should be updated to promote social distancing, the union said.  Face masks should be required...

D.C. Public Schools are considering major changes to the school schedule in order to keep students safe as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  Plans under consideration include staggered schedules that would have students in classrooms just one or two days per week, with class sizes of 10 students or fewer. Students would learn remotely for the remaining days.  Like just...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser shared the plans under consideration for reopening schools. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. Public Schools will remain closed through the academic year, which now ends three weeks early, the mayor announced Friday. Learning at home will continue through the spring and summer. Amid dramatic measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, the school year in D.C. will now end May 29. It previously was scheduled to end June 19.  Officials are...

Students who attend DC Public Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools will have no classes Monday, March 16 as the staffs prepare for the potential impact of the coronavirus. D.C. schools will be closed as part of the school district’s “emergency response planning,” Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said in a message to parents Wednesday morning. They are preparing for students...

There soon could be a new social studies option for students in D.C. public and charter schools. Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie introduced a bill last week to implement an African-American and cultural studies course in all high schools by fall 2022. The course would be counted as part of the promotion requirements toward graduation. “It’s important, I think,...

A D.C. Council member is pushing a plan to introduce African-American and cultural studies curriculum in all high schools. News4’s Juliana Valencia shows us how a similar program is already teaching and inspiring students.

An 8-year-old boy went missing from a D.C. school for several hours after a child welfare worker who went to pick up one child accidentally left with another. The child was picked up from Tubman Elementary School in Columbia Heights on Jan. 31, school principal Amanda Delabar said in a letter shared with parents on Monday, more than a week…