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Wilson to expand special education support team

Wilson to expand special education support team

Meredith Simon May 5, 2019

Wilson will add two staff members to the special education department for the 2019-20 school year. They will specialize in working with students on the autism spectrum. DCPS mandated the new positions...

Poor logistical and financial supports leave Wilson instruments in critical condition

Poor logistical and financial supports leave Wilson instruments in critical condition

Baraka Aboul-Magd and Meredith Simon March 31, 2019

Musical instruments at Wilson are severely in need of repairs, due primarily to a lack of funding from administration and logistical support from DCPS. Nearly a hundred students use the instruments for...

Controversial legacy of Woodrow Wilson debated in name change forum

Controversial legacy of Woodrow Wilson debated in name change forum

Meredith Simon March 3, 2019

Panelists met this month to discuss whether Woodrow Wilson's policies, many of which were damaging to Black DC residents, merit changing the school's name. No action has yet been taken, but the forum allowed...

District adds third gender option on school enrollment forms

District adds third gender option on school enrollment forms

Meredith Simon December 5, 2018

DCPS provided a third gender choice on enrollment forms for the next school year. The new option, denoted as an “X” rather than the traditional “M” or “F,” is for non-binary students or those...

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