Content categorized as Education

Georgetown’s new program prepares returning citizens to be entrepreneurs.
K-12 schools should follow GU’s lead.

Steve Lilienthal argues the GU Pivot program should be demonstrated in other schools throughout the U.S.

This local librarian is serving his community by serving up food and literature

Christopher Stewart has been reaching out to his community by standing on a street corner with free breakfast food and novels.

Adult literacy? There’s an app competition for that.

More than 30 million adults in the U.S. struggle with literacy. The XPrize Foundation is trying to revolutionize adult learning through mobile phone apps. With these apps, adults can learn on their own time so that they can get a GED, get a better job or prepare for college.

Random Acts of Kindness: From McDonald’s to Scotland

After being selected as a finalist for best contribution/story of the year, vendor Wendell Williams raised the funds to travel to Glasgow, Scotland, for the International Network of Street Papers Awards.

Product of Progression: Gotta keep moving

Tyrone Chisholm Jr. writes this series to demonstrate the challenges and opportunities
he has found while homeless, employed and enrolled in higher education in our
nation’s capital.

Product of Progression: Overcoming others

Tyrone Chisholm, a Street Sense Media volunteer, writes about keeping a positive outlook while being stereotyped.

D.C. Council stands up to Trump Administration’s attempt to eliminate LGBTQ health data collection

D.C. local government agrees upon LGBTQ health data collection, in opposition to Trump Administration’s attempt to eliminate it.

D.C. Central Kitchen will expand their services in response to youth crisis

D.C. Central Kitchen, a work force training program, will create a youth program for food service training

Product of Progression: I’m Trying To Succeed In Rapid-Rehousing

An opinion piece depicting author Tyrone Chisolm Jr’s struggle to succeed in governmental rehousing.

Product of Progression: ‘Why can’t the homeless help themselves?’

Volunteer Tyrone Chisolm describes the methods he uses to improve his life as a homeless person.

D.C. Adult Literacy Programs Are Under Threat

A woman whom I tutored in reading stunned me years ago when I mentioned the Vietnam War. Even though we both grew up in the 1960s and 70s, she never knew it happened. She didn’t know about World War II or many other events of which most American school children would have a foggy grasp.

Howard students demanded major changes, starting with adequate housing

The Howard University student body remains entrenched in a protest movement pointed at the school’s administration that has persisted throughout the spring semester.

This young DC-area woman published a children’s book to spread messages of positivity

A’dora Willis, a 19-year-old alumna of D.C. SCORES, just published her first children’s book “He and Me: Little Nuggets for Bright Futures.” The book was inspired by the children Willis is surrounded by through her mother’s daycare and her continued work with students in D.C. SCORES.

Listen to the children!

To plan the murder of innocents in a sacred place is barbaric. (As a teacher, I consider all educational institutions sacred.) Their minds are on their lessons, friends, plans for lunch or what to wear to the party on Saturday night. Not one child is thinking “Someone is going to kill me today.” If they had thought that, I’m sure they would have stayed home.  

Marion, Our Marion

Marcellus Phillips’ take on the legacy of Marion Barry

DC schools expel and suspend poor students more often than their peers

The OSSE State of Discipline Report for the 2016-2017 school year showed that homeless and low-income students, black students, and students with disabilities are being suspended and expelled at higher rates than their peers. This comes after Chairperson of the Committee on Education David Grosso published his Student Fair Access to School Act of 2017, which would limit the use of suspensions and expulsions as disciplinary practices in district schools.

A real opportunity

Eric Thompson-Bey discusses his journey to getting a job in a restaurant, which began when he obtained an externship through a culinary program called Real Opps located at Thrive D.C.

How creating dolls serves as therapy for homeless women

Several women from N Street Village took part in a 12-week program led by artist Erika Cleveland, in which they designed and created traditional flip dolls inspired by their lives.

Oversight hearing on education highlights barriers for low-income students

Nearly 30 people testified Monday during the Committee on Education Performance Oversight Hearing led by Committee Chair David Grosso. District residents along with the Public Charter School Board and the Deputy Mayor for Education testified during the hearing.

Our leader

Phillip black praises a leader.