Tag: DC Public Schools (DCPS)
District Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Plans for Kids
On Friday, Oct. 29 the District announced initial plans to get the COVID-19 vaccine to children.
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Focus on Physicians Over Schools in District Child Vaccination Plans
On Oct. 26, a committee of vaccine advisors for the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) voted in favor of recommending the FDA grant emergency use...
Shop the Maury Yard Sale Saturday
After a 2020 hiatus, the famous Maury Elementary Yard Sale is back! It takes place Saturday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
Council Expands Access to Virtual Learning for At-Risk Students
Council unanimously passed legislation Tuesday requiring that both public and public charter schools expand the availability of virtual instruction.
The bill requires schools allow those...
Ribbon-Cutting at Eliot-Hine Kicks off 2021 School Year
The ribbon was cut on the newly modernized Eliot Hine Middle School (1830 Constitution Ave. NE) Monday, celebrating not only the new building but...
Masks, Asymptomatic Testing Required at DC Schools
Masks, social distancing and asymptomatic testing will be required at DC schools for the start of the 2021-22 school year. Staff need to have...
District Employees Required to Get COVID Vaccine
City employees will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine as of Sept. 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced at a press conference Tuesday....
Capitol Hill July 4th Parade Brings Community Together Again
With sunny skies and temperatures in the mid- to high 70s, an especially large crowd of thousands gathered --together again-- lining Barracks Row to...
What’s Open and What’s Closed for Juneteenth?
On Thursday, June 17, President Joe Biden (D) signed a bill making Friday, June 18 a federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day.
The District will...
Mayor Announces COVID-19 Recovery Investments for DCPS
On Thursday, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced an additional $14 million in recovery funding for DC Public Schools (DCPS) budgets for Fiscal Year 2022...
