After a football game last month, police dispersed students from Jackson-Reed and Dunbar High School outside of the Tenleytown Wawa. Within days, local listservs and chat rooms buzzed with Tenleytown residents...
Multiple colleges have come to Jackson-Reed to offer on-site admissions to seniors. On Wednesday, November 9th, 7 seniors were offered on-site admissions at the Trinity Washington University college visit....
Teachers across the district have been operating without an official contract since September 30.
In November of 2022, a contract was established, but instead of extending this contract, the DCPS...
College campuses across the country are embroiled in debate over the Israel-Hamas war. But at Jackson-Reed, many students and teachers report that they are uncomfortable even engaging in conversations...
On October 18, Stop The Bleed club held a hands-on workshop on how to recognize and respond to emergency bleeding. A Trauma Prevention and Outreach Coordinator gave a presentation and aided students in...
Jackson-Reed High School is offering AP Precalculus for the first time this year along with other schools throughout the country.
The course has been in development since 2021. According to CollegeBoard,...
On October 10, Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin announced a proposal to purchase the former Intelsat Headquarters, which is located at 4000 Connecticut Avenue NW, is currently on the market.
Frumin’s...
On October 13, a large altercation occurred in Tenleytown between students of Dunbar High School and Jackson-Reed, inciting a heavy police response. This event happened after the Jackson-Reed vs. Dunbar...
On August 3rd, College Board released a statement announcing that AP Psychology was “effectively banned” in the state of Florida after deciding its content contradicted Florida’s new education laws....
On September 6, Alice Deal Middle School handed out Yondr pouches to students entering the building. Yondr pouches, first designed to create phone-free environments at concerts, have started to make their...
This year, 82 of the 86 SY24 staff positions were filled after Jackson-Reed was granted 28.9 million dollars from the DCPS budget.
Last year’s teacher shortage left many classrooms without permanent...
Although current Kids Ride Free Cards (KRF) expired September 30, many students have been unable to receive cards for the 2023-24 school year. With much of the Jackson-Reed population dependent on public...
