Center City Stands with Students Protected by DACA

We stand with all of the students protected by DACA and believe it was cruel and short-sighted to end this program. These are students who grew up in this country and are a vital part of our communities. We implore Congress to take action quickly to protect all of the...

Center City Students Make Gains on PARCC Assessment

The Office of the State Superintendent released PARCC (the district-wide assessment) results yesterday for DC schools. We are so proud of the growth Center City students have made over the past couple of years.  Center City students made larger gains in both English...

Center City Teachers Selected as Fishman Prize Honor Roll Recipients

Congratulations to Center City PCS teachers Anna O’Brien (Brightwood Campus), Bethany Fleming (Shaw Campus), and Calvin Johnson (Capitol Hill Campus) who were all recognized as Honor Roll recipients for the TNTP Fishman Prize! The Fishman Prize is an award...

Center City Students and Teacher Attend White House Student Summit

Center City Brightwood dance teacher, Princess Mhoon, took two of our scholars to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans’ Student Summit on December 9th. Students participated in a day of mentoring and learning that...

Congratulations to Congress Heights, 2016 National Blue Ribbon School

Congratulations to the Congress Heights Campus for being named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education! The Congress Heights Campus was recognized as an Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing School for making fast progress in closing...