WAMU / American Graduate Series
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The topic - education. WAMU's education reporting has been generously supported in-part by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.
These stories are part of the American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen initiative.
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Commencement season has begun for universities around the region, but Friday’s ceremony at Gallaudet University was a little different from most.
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:32
A new program at the Montgomery County Public Schools is giving more kids a shot at enrichment programs.
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 02:19
Southeast D.C. resident Gary Jones is no fan of President Donald Trump. “I have major, major, major issues with this administration,” he says. But ...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:13
After a few high-profile child abuse cases involving school employees during the 2015-2016 school year, Prince George’s County Schools strengthened...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:07
At Turner Elementary School in Southeast D.C., Torren Cooper is the only male of color who works directly in the classroom, even though the student...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 05:28
For many adults in Washington trying to earn a high school diploma, the biggest hurdle in completing their education isn’t the coursework — it’s ge...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:58
Many low-income students and their families struggle in the summer months to balance work and childcare and that can make it hard to fit in reading...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:15
Of D.C. public and charter school students, 26 percent are considered chronically absent. They’ve missed more than 10 days of school in a single ye...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 02:08
Many low-income families depend on a free breakfasts and lunches to feed their kids during the school year, but it can be difficult for them to aff...
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- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:46
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The long-awaited eclipse brought thousands of people - including students - outside in Washington, and even the skeptics agreed it was a fascinatin...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 02:39
Over the past five years, D.C. Public Schools have reduced suspensions by around 40 percent — but some schools fail to report suspensions accurately.
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:30
Before students at Washington Latin Public Charter School in Northwest D.C. left for summer break, their principal announced an unusual summer chal...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 06:05
The first day of school is an exciting time for students, but parents in Prince George’s County are hoping this year will be better than previous o...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:26
Students at KIPP DC College Prep in Northeast D.C. walk out the front doors of their high school to arguably one of the best views of downtown D.C....
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:45
Just 12 percent of public classrooms across the country report they don’t have a Wi-Fi connection that supports all students — a number the Federal...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:45
According to Center for Disease Control statistics, drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury death among children 1-14 years ol...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:23
The prospect that a D.C. high school ignored widespread student absenteeism even as it touted a 100 percent college acceptance rate among graduates...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:06
Dozens of middle and high school students in D.C. recently got the opportunity to share ways they would solve the problems in their communities at ...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: :39
“They’re worried about dropping out of school," said Ballou parent Taunya Martin of the school's administration. "They need to be worried about the...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:29
If Ballou High School’s administrators had followed D.C. Public School’s grading and attendance policies, 64 percent of the class of 2017 wouldn’t ...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:10
