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Karina Elwood

Alexandria, Washington, D.C., United States

Virginia Schools Reporter at The Washington Post

Virginia schools reporter @WashingtonPost. Half Puerto Rican, half ghost. @uf alum. [email protected] (she/her)

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  • 4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Karina Elwood

    Their school can censor the student press. They are trying to change that. (washingtonpost.com) Their school can censor the student press. They are trying to change that. By Karina Elwood 2025051010005800 It was past midnight and James Libresco, 17, had not yet started his homework.

  • 6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Karina Elwood

    Virginia to investigate Loudoun schools over locker room incident (washingtonpost.com) Virginia to investigate Loudoun schools over locker room incident By Karina Elwood 2025050723184400 Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) announced that he would investigate Loudoun County Public Schools over its handling of an incident in the boys' locker room at Stone Bridge High School.

  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Karina Elwood

    Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson (washingtonpost.com) Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson By Karina Elwood 2025050210000000 On the day before spring break at Forest Grove Elementary School in Northern Virginia, students bounded through the halls with backpacks swinging behind them. They wiggled in their seats, eager for vacation. But in Jesús Rodríguez's music classroom, the mood was somber.

  • 3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Emma Uber |Karina Elwood

    One student hospitalized, another charged, after stabbing in Virginia high school (washingtonpost.com) One student hospitalized, another charged, after stabbing in Virginia high school By Emma Uber; Karina Elwood 2025042315221800 A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday after being stabbed by another youth during a fight in a Fairfax County, Virginia, high school, authorities said.

  • 1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Karina Elwood |Salvador Rizzo

    Fairfax County School Board member misspent company money, firm alleges (washingtonpost.com) Fairfax County School Board member misspent company money, firm alleges By Karina Elwood; Salvador Rizzo 2025041419321900 A lawsuit filed by a Northern Virginia company alleges that a Fairfax County School Board member who is a former official of the company improperly used business funds to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in personal and campaign expenses.

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Karina Elwood
Karina Elwood @karina_elwood
2 May 25

RT @washingtonpost: Jesús Rodríguez, a Venezuelan national, worried about being detained, decided to leave the country before his humanitar…

Karina Elwood
Karina Elwood @karina_elwood
2 May 25

RT @mariasacchetti: Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson by ⁦@karina_elwood⁩ https://t.co/NFLJ1vKGp7

Karina Elwood
Karina Elwood @karina_elwood
3 Apr 25

Meet Eliza. She’s a senior at Falls Church High School. And this year she’s competing on the boys track team because she was banned from competing with the girls for being transgender. Here’s her story: https://t.co/Y8Y0AIWqC0