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Teachers and Parents List Needs at Hearing

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

At Hart Middle School in Southeast, students have a shortage of science textbooks and sit in classrooms with peeling paint. There aren't enough guidance counselors at Dunbar in Northwest and other senior high schools.

D.C. youths versus mayor

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

More than 70 Washington, D.C. youths gathered downtown yesterday morning to protest emergency laws that they say unfairly penalize them for the city’s recent rise in crime.

D.C. Crime Response

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

MELISSA BLOCK, host: A new joint task force is being formed to tackle violent crime in the nation's capital. It's a joint effort of the federal and city governments and it's the latest response to what the city has declared as a crime emergency. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

Record Funding Boost Likely for Schools

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 05:00:00 GMT

The D.C. Council is expected to approve the biggest school funding increase in city history after months of pressure from more than 1,000 parents, educators and activists galvanized by the decision to pay millions for a new ballpark.

Hidden Camera Investigation Finds

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:00:00 GMT

An Inside Edition investigation has found deplorable and dangerous conditions in a number of public school bathrooms. In a hidden camera report that aired Tuesday, Feb. 22, Inside Edition Senior Investigative Correspondent Matt Meagher, in visits to several schools in Miami and Washington D.C., found conditions that would likely shock parents.

Amid Disrepair, Students 'Just Can't Think'

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:00:00 GMT

It is always too hot, there is only one functioning water fountain, the lighting is too dim to see well, and most of the bathrooms don't work most of the time, forcing students to race around the three-story building looking for a functioning toilet. Some are late for class; others wait -- uncomfortably -- for the school day to end.