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K-12 Education
Teachers-Students
Teach the District 2026: By the Numbers
Posted on August 10, 2026
Vanessa Williams
K-12 Education
News Events
Teachers-Students
DC Students Shine at the National History Day National Contest
Posted on June 25, 2026
Azia Richardson-Williams
K-12 Education
News Events
Press Release
Introducing the Home Rule Curriculum: Exploring DC’s Path to Self-Government
Posted on November 10, 2025
Azia Richardson-Williams
Three visitors—two women and one man—stand closely together, reading and interacting with an exhibit panel titled "Class Action: Education & Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital" at the DC History Center. The green panel includes text and a diagram encouraging personal reflection on educational experiences in DC. Behind them, vintage school photographs and colorful pennants add historical context to the exhibition space.
Behind the Scenes
JEDI
K-12 Education
Come In, Stay Awhile: Welcoming All to DC’s History
Posted on September 4, 2025
Laura Brower Hagood
A group of educators wearing matching light blue “National History Day in DC” t-shirts stand on the steps of a marble building, smiling at the camera during the NHD in DC Summer Intensive.
K-12 Education
Teachers-Students
NHD in DC Summer Intensive: Empowering Teachers Through Local History
Posted on August 18, 2025
Azia Richardson-Williams
Accokeek Foundation staff have guess the plant based on the smell of the leaf she is holding (it was sassafras, which was used to make root beer).
K-12 Education
Teachers-Students
Teach the District 2025: By the Numbers
Posted on August 1, 2025
Vanessa Williams
Dunbar High Schools students, 1949. Courtesy, Library of Congress
Behind the Scenes
Black History
DC History
K-12 Education
Press Release
Presenting “Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital”
Posted on May 28, 2025
Katrina Ingraham
K-12 Education
News Events
Teachers-Students
National History Day in DC 2025: By the Numbers
Posted on March 24, 2025
Vanessa Williams
Behind the Scenes
K-12 Education
News Events
Meet Our New Team Members, Azia and Bi’Anncha
Posted on February 20, 2025
Katrina Ingraham
Vanessa Williams
Behind the Scenes
K-12 Education
News Events
Meet Our New Education Manager
Posted on October 18, 2024
Anne McDonough
K-12 Education
Teachers-Students
Teach the District 2024: By the Numbers
Posted on August 27, 2024
Anne McDonough
K-12 Education
Teachers-Students
Teach the District: 2023 By the Numbers
Posted on August 28, 2023
Anne McDonough
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