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Safeguarding Our Students: What to Expect for Back-to-School Immunizations

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The first day of the 2026-2027 school year is coming close for families across every neighborhood in the District, and there is a shared sense of anticipation as children prepare to return to the classroom. As we move through August, we also observe National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), an annual observance highlighting vaccination as a

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Getting Back into The Swing of Things: Free Back-to-School Events in the DMV

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It’s that time of year that parents love and kids dread: back-to-school. As summer winds down and the school year peaks its head around the corner, families across the district prepare to send their babies back. Picking the back-to-school outfit, buying supplies, scrambling to finish that summer packet – if your child knows where it

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From Diagnosis to Determination: Our Journey with Autism

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When my son Kaden was just two years old, we received a diagnosis that would shape our lives in ways I couldn’t have imagined at the time: Autism.  The diagnosis came from Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC.  Although the diagnosis brought feelings of uncertainty, it also brought clarity.  It gave us, as parents, a starting

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Immutable: Insights from the Filmmakers and Students Behind WUDL

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The Washington Urban Debate League is a DC youth program that is partnered with more than 75 schools across 3 school districts, providing students a space to get involved in debate, which, before it was founded in 2014, was primarily exclusive to private institutions. From an objective perspective, expanding access to debate may seem like

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Howard Alternative Spring Break: Students Serve in New Orleans

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Instead of relaxing on vacation, Howard University students traveled across the country to volunteer through the Howard Alternative Spring Break program, which was centered on the theme of “Service with Impact.” More than 1,200 students were placed at 23 service sites nationwide. This story follows the 89 students who traveled to New Orleans, where they

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Conservative Groups Are Controlling Your Children’s Libraries: The Rising National Book Ban

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In the 2022-2023 school year, 1,477 individual books were banned in schools. K-12 education is experiencing a rise in banned books. In 2000, only 378 unique titles were challenged in the United States. In 2022, up to 2,571 unique titles have been challenged. Recently, the children’s book publisher Scholastic went under fire for allowing teachers

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