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Committee Chair David Grosso sits at a desk listening to testimonies

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.

Street Sense Media vendors take part in hunger and homelessness awareness week

Street Sense vendors attend and showcase their talents at various events throughout DC during hunger and homelessness awareness week.

Monsoor Ali, a WildTech-CCNV leader, and founder Lou August stand in front of the shelter at 2nd and D Streets NW

This nonprofit is training shelter residents in the tech skills they need to keep up with the workforce

Residents at the Community for Creative Nonviolence now have access to a recently refurbished computer lab, tech training, and free laptops. The program’s director aims even higher.

An apple on top of three text books.

Remembering Vincent Reed

An homage to Vincent Reed

A person using a smart phone and a laptop

Bridging the Digital Divide

Lack of access to technology prohibits people experiencing homeless from applying for jobs.

Dr. Jim Green, standing, holds a globe of Mars and points out some of the geography to Cynthia Mewborn. A row of books in the library at the NASA headquarters is behind them.

Everyone needs a “gravity assist” to get through life, says NASA’s Dr. Jim Green

The longest-serving director of planetary science at NASA talks space, struggle and perseverance.

Scrabble letters spell out "back to school"

Back to School

Elizabeth Bryant talks about not passing the test to start preparing for the GED.

Eric Holder and a young job seeker shake hands

Coalition of employers seeks to hire hundreds of D.C. youth

On September 20th, approximately 6,800 out-of-school and unemployed D.C. youth attended the Opportunity Fair & Forum. Special resources were provided for homeless and at-risk youth.

School days

Sheila White writes about continuing her education.

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Them is Us

An poem about the inequality that effects low income people living in the D.C area.

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This Is How You Raise Up a Community

Street Sense Vendor Angie Whitehurst comments on the Shaw Community Center’s impact in the neighborhood.

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One Mother on the Impossible Search for Affordable Housing

Daima Lewis moved her family when her daughters were accepted to the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts. But she underestimated the housing market.

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Schools, city find innovative ways to boost attendance as questions surround DCPS data

Schools like Tubman Elementary have found innovative ways to get kids to come to school, but with a recent investigation casting doubt on district attendance data, some education advocates are calling for changes to DCPS attendance policies.

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Out There on my Own, PT 1

As I look back over my life and think things over, I can truly say that I am blessed. I am a living testimony.

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My Role Model

As my boss and as a leader, George Rutherford gave me the opportunity to express my ideas and implement my plan for further education.

Public, private groups continue push to bridge D.C. digital divide

When The Overlook at Oxon Run opened in 2010, providing affordable housing to young families and seniors like Florestine Jones, it came with an added… Read more »

School Days

I”m going to school to get my General Equivalency Diploma (GED). My teacher really work with me. I’ve passed the Reading course, so I don’t… Read more »

Senator Al Franken on Ending Homelessness

Senator Al Franken sat down with Street Sense vendor Ken Martin to discuss homelessness, gentrification and Bill Maher.

A photo of Elijah Payne and his mom outside of their apartment

Diversion program keeps kids out of prison and off the streets

Since its creation in mid-2014, the Alternative to the Court Experience diversion program has provided necessary resources to hundreds of young people while protecting them from the juvenile justice system, which experts say often fails to rehabilitate youth.

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