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Local Universities Announce Vaccine Requirement for Fall Semester
April 19, 2021
•Georgetown University will require both undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus, the medical center and the law school to be fully vaccinated.
Ward 2’s Pinto Reads to Kids in Rose Park
April 15, 2021
•The State Board of Education partnered with the DC Public Library and local community organizations to organize the Wednesday-morning event during spring break.
GU Launches Degree Program for Inmates
April 12, 2021
•Georgetown University has begun offering a bachelor’s degree program to about two dozen individuals incarcerated at Patuxent Institution in Jessup, Maryland.
McCourt Donates Another $100 Million to GU
April 5, 2021
•Half of the new gift from Frank H. McCourt Jr. will underwrite financial aid and scholarships and half will be invested in research and faculty at his namesake school of public policy.
Georgetown University to Fully Open This Fall
March 29, 2021
•There are plans for a gradual return this summer, which DeGioia hopes will lead to the eventual restoration of regular on-campus life.
Will Georgetown Get a Public High School?
February 22, 2021
•Among the preliminary ideas is to convert Hardy Middle School at 1819 35th St. NW into a public high school.
Cautious Reopening Continues at Hyde-Addison and Hardy
February 15, 2021
•As of last week, there were 70 students participating in in-person learning at Hyde-Addison Elementary School and 135 at Hardy Middle School, according to DCPS.
‘Real School’ Returns to Hyde-Addison
February 2, 2021
•The big entrance gate to Hyde Addison Public Elementary School at 3219 O St. NW. in Georgetown was open. Jaylin, a kindergarten student, and her mom Reina were just coming […]
In-Person Learning to Resume at D.C. Schools on Feb. 1
January 28, 2021
•If student demand exceeds the number of volunteer teachers, DCPS will bring back teachers who do not have medical or other exemptions from in-person teaching.
Rose Park Is Buzzing With Activity
January 14, 2021
•The big news is: after three months of excavation, construction and reconstruction, pallets of sod are being laid on the north park acreage for a ball field and park along P Street.