The Jackson-Reed High School graduation in June will be the school’s 90th commencement. That’s a lot of years, and a lot of history – not all confined to Jackson-Reed classrooms. The March issue of the Jackson-Reed student newspaper, The Beacon, covers the February 27th anti-ICE protest that drew high schoolers from across the region to […]
School updates: Sheridan’s new addition; UDC’s new signs; Latest journalism from Jackson-Reed
Sheridan School celebrated the completion of its new two-story addition with an October 5th ribbon-cutting ceremony, and has since been showing it off with tours and open houses. Sheridan added an entry vestibule on the ground floor… And meeting and classroom spaces above. The addition took years of planning and months of construction. “Construction rarely […]
School updates: Construction and deconstruction at three campuses; UDC prof up for a Grammy; The Fonz at Murch
We published our previous School Updates roundup at the beginning of the school year. Now, the year is half over for the K-12 and college students in our midst! Here’s some of what’s happening: The Sidwell Friends and Sheridan School expansion projects are under way. We last reported in 2017 on Sidwell’s plans – and […]
Exploration: The essence of Edmund Burke School (Sponsored)
In the late 1960s, students and educators alike were calling established educational practices into question. Edmund Burke School’s founders determined that an egalitarian, participatory approach would foster a better school environment. When engaged in their own education, students would become more curious and creative. They would want to explore. Five decades later, active engagement and […]
School updates: A new school year begins, a new UDC library opens, and we remember a longtime public schools advocate
Back-to-school season is now under way. UDC students started classes on August 21st. DC Public Schools students (except for pre-K) return today. And most private primary and secondary schools welcome students after Labor Day. What's your favorite spot on campus? pic.twitter.com/feZyapUogW — UDC Library (@udc_library) August 7, 2024 What’s new at UDC: At the August […]
School updates: Report cards for DC schools; What’s in the news at JRHS; Save the date for grade school auctions
The DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the agency that oversees DC public and charter schools, is revamping its system for assigning grades to public schools. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, OSSE compiled and publicly posted STAR ratings for each school. Parents and guardians could and did consider these grades while deciding […]
The tale of Murch Elementary and the two bears
Sorry, Goldilocks. This story is about two bears who reside on the grounds of Murch Elementary School. These sculptures were installed at the tail end of the the school’s 2016-2018 renovation, and puzzled many a Murch parent and neighbor, as the Murch mascot is the mustang. Bears are a Lafayette Elementary thing. Now we know […]
ANC 3F Sept. 19 agenda: Sheridan School addition, DC Archives, meet the 3F01 candidates
Sheridan School (4400 36th Street NW) is planning to build a two-story addition. It is seeking zoning exemptions in three areas: the expansion of the private school, the requirement for walls surrounding rooftop mechanical equipment, and minimum parking requirement. Sheridan wants to build the addition on the parking area in front of the school, and […]
Opinion: What our schools need? More data and an independent body empowered to collect it.
by Marlene Berlin As a new school year begins, I want to draw your attention to Ruth Wattenberg’s May 26th article for the Washington City Paper, “You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Face. How Our Education System Is Failing Us.” Wattenberg, who served as Ward 3’s representative on the DC State Board of Education (SBOE) […]
Murch Kids Report: When the teachers were kids
by Danil Smolar and Megan O’Keefe Murch Blue and Gold staff It’s hard to imagine your teacher as a kid in elementary school. So when Daniel Marcus showed us a photo of himself as a 6th-grader in a Melbourne, Australia, classroom, it looked old, as if it came from another world. Mr. Marcus, who now […]