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School updates: Amazon will pay employees’ UDC tuition; Jackson-Reed HS is crowded

October 24, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

When its employees enroll at the University of the District of Columbia, Amazon will foot the bill. UDC has been added to Amazon’s Career Choice program, which as of this […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Schools, UDC

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Neighborhood in the News: 25 mph on Connecticut Ave.; Whittle School ordered to pay $35 million

October 17, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

DDOT announced on September 16th that the speed limit on Connecticut Avenue and other major thoroughfares had been lowered to 25 miles per hour. Several outlets covered the change, including […]

Filed Under: Featured, Getting Around, Neighborhood in the News, News, Schools, UDC

In memory: Ann Kessler, a longtime chronicler of the people and places of old Forest Hills

September 12, 2022 by FHC 5 Comments

It was always a delight to be notified of an email from Ann Kessler, who died on August 19th after a long battle with leukemia. It meant that that this […]

Filed Under: Featured, History, Meet the Neighbors, News, Schools, Style

Neighborhood in the News: One more year for UDC’s longtime president; Whittle teachers await final paychecks

August 9, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

One more year for UDC’s longtime leader: Ronald Mason Jr., the University of the District of Columbia’s ninth and longest-serving president, will be stepping down when his contract with the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News, Schools, UDC, Van Ness

A Ward 3 guide to back-to-school immunizations

August 2, 2022 by FHC 2 Comments

by Marlene Berlin Before they can send their kids back to school, DC parents and guardians need to do some homework. DC law requires that students attending public, private and […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Schools, Services

Murch “Blue and Gold” EXCLUSIVE: Teachers share their embarrassing grade school moments

June 29, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

Forgive us for the tabloid headline. But we thought you should know that the new edition of Murch Elementary’s student newspaper is hot off the presses. And we think it’s […]

Filed Under: Featured, Kids & Pets, Kids Write, News, Schools

School updates: Signs of change at Jackson-Reed High include changing the signs

June 28, 2022 by FHC 4 Comments

School’s out! So let’s read about school. And specifically, about the former Wilson High School. In their reporting for The Beacon, Jackson-Reed High School’s excellent student journalists have been covering […]

Filed Under: Featured, Kids & Pets, Kids Write, News, Schools

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The only school offering free pre-K3 in Ward 3 is expanding (Sponsored)

May 23, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

(This post is sponsored by CommuniKids.) If you have a small child, this headline probably got your attention. Parents who have participated in the DC Public Schools pre-K lottery know […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Schools, Sponsored

Neighborhood in the News: Arrest in Days Inn shooting; “Grandfather of Black basketball” honored; Whittle School buildings set for foreclosure auction

February 25, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

An arrest in the Days Inn shooting case: Last Friday, MPD announced that there was a warrant out for the arrest of a suspect in the January 27th Days Inn […]

Filed Under: Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News, Schools, UDC

Schools update: DCPS budgets and proposed fixes; A Covid testing success, and where it still needs work

February 2, 2022 by FHC 2 Comments

Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education (SBOE). This update is excerpted and adapted from her October 31st newsletter, which includes DC’s Covid-19 vaccination sites […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Featured, News, Schools

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