D.C. Students’ Pandemic Learning Loss Higher Than U.S. Average

September 6, 2022

Just released scores from the national academic report on elementary and high school academic achievement known as PARCC, show that school children in Washington, D.C., public and charter schools experienced […]

National Book Festival Returns to an In-Person Experience (photos)

September 5, 2022

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.” ― René Descartes Over the course of its 20-year history, the Library of […]

Tips for School Success 

August 17, 2022

So it’s August, school’s approaching, and you’re pondering how to have a successful school year. Okay, probably not. You’re just trying to enjoy the fleeting, precious last days of summer. […]

Kids Korner: School Is Coming! ☹ ☹ 😊   


School is coming… and this year, I will be in the 3rd grade. I know kids going into pre-K, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and 8th grade. […]

Back to School at Hardy: Same But Different 

August 15, 2022

It was the Welcome Back to School ice cream social at Hardy Middle School on 35th Street Aug. 10, and a small squealing crowd of middle schoolers and their parents […]

FIVE Network, a Georgetown Digital Mentoring Platform, Hosts Summer Cup

July 25, 2022

FIVE Network — a Georgetown-based digital mentorship platform group located at 3526 Prospect St. NW across from Booeymonger — trains and connects employees from leading companies to provide mentoring for […]

Tech Tip: Why a Rough Economy Tends to Precede a Tech Boom

June 27, 2022

If nothing else is certain, then you can bet that the need to improve circumstances or processes gives birth to innovations of all types. Technology has proven this time and […]

Latino Student Fund Honors Leon Harris, Others 

June 16, 2022

The Latin Student Fund Annual Gala was held May 24 in the exquisitely lighted nave of the National Cathedral, beginning with cocktails and wine courtesy of Wide World of Wines. […]

New High School, Literacy Program News Popping in Georgetown

May 12, 2022

Breaking news about a new high school for Georgetown students on MacArthur Boulevard to open August 2023, and a new District training program to train teachers in the latest “how […]

Google’s Online Dictionary: Sub-Optimal, Rubbishy 

April 4, 2022

Sure, we all turn to Google to launch our web searches and often find what we were looking for in just a few clicks. But, has anyone noticed just how […]