Kwame’s Financial Aid Workshop a Success
March 9, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Intensify Education, Real Action Now, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Last Saturday, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown hosted a financial aid workshop where he detailed how DC students can obtain funding to pursue their college education. The event was also a precursor to his upcoming College Round-Up trip, an annual free bus trip to Tarboro, North Carolina, where DC students are offered on-the-spot acceptance to [...]
Sign Up for Automotive Training with the Excel Institute
March 8, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Intensify Education, Job Creation, The People's Blog
The Excel Institute, founded in 1997, is a non-profit, post-secondary automotive education institution which also pursues the noble goal of focusing its services on at-risk youths and unemployed or low-income earners.
The Institute offers classes from 9am-3pm daily, with the chance of obtaining an ASE certification in less than a year.
The Spring Semester begins in only [...]
Kwame’s Higher Education Kickoff Breakfast and Financial Aid Workshop Tomorrow
March 5, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
College prep event a precursor to the College Round-Up
At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown is inviting all District high school students, parents and guidance counselors to attend his Higher Education Kickoff Breakfast and Financial Aid Workshop on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The event is a precursor to Councilmember Brown’s annual [...]
College Round-Up Trip 2011
March 1, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents
Did you miss the registration deadline for the College Round-Up 2010 trip? Would you like to receive information about next year’s trip? If so, please complete the following form to be added to next year’s trip advisory list.
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Kwame Thanks Rhee for Recognizing the Value of Phelps and Career Technical Education to Reform Efforts
February 25, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Intensify Education, Job Creation, The People's Blog
Kwame calls for adult classes to begin at Phelps this summer
Today, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown thanked Chancellor Michelle Rhee for joining the effort to revitalize career technical education (CTE) in the District. Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School was the subject of a report on WAMU 88.5 FM this morning, in which Rhee [...]
2010 Student Art Exhibition
February 24, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Events, Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
The DC Commission on Arts and Humanities is seeking DC Public School and DC Public Charter School student artwork to be included in a citywide art exhibition that will highlight the best artwork created during the 2009-2010 school year. The selected works will be honored with a gallery show and opening reception on June 4th, [...]
Phelps Open House
February 19, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School will host an open house to welcome parents, community members and prospective students into the school. Held on Saturday, February 20th from 10 am-2 pm, the open house will give you the chance to learn about Phelps’ exceptional programs, including its architecture, civil engineering, carpentry, welding, plumbing and [...]
Registration Deadline: College Round-Up 2010
February 19, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE COLLEGE ROUND-UP HAS PASSED. THANK YOU!
Last year, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown escorted approximately 100 District students to the College Round-Up in Tarboro, North Carolina (Watch the video below). It was a successful day with most students being accepted to one or more colleges on the [...]
What’s Good About DC? Parents Who Engage in Education
February 18, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, The People's Blog
Kwame recognizes 50 members of the Parent Policy Council for outstanding service
In his continuing efforts to promote parental engagement in education, last night At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown presented 50 members of the Parent Policy Council with certificates of recognition. The certificates were a tribute to parents for their outstanding citizenship and voluntary participation in [...]
Help Jumpstart Choose This Year’s Read for the Record Book
January 29, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Jumpstart, a national non-profit dedicated to helping prepare pre-school children for academic success, is getting ready to kick off their 5th annual Read for the Record campaign. Read for the Record is “the world’s largest shared reading experience,” where kids across the world all read a particular children’s book simultaneously.
Before they begin, however, they’re holding [...]
