Shawn Henderson

Jun 20, 2024 | hillrag.com | Shawn Henderson

For this month’s column, I interviewed Shirley Marshall, author of “A Radical Suffragist in Washington, DC,” a timely book that peers into the personal letters of Elizabeth Kalb, one of many players in the long and contentious fight to gain women the right to vote. Marshall’s book brings to visibility what it takes to make political and democratic change, even the sort of change that we might now take for granted.

Jan 25, 2024 | hillrag.com | Shawn Henderson

Daphane Womack does not speak Spanish fluently, but her children do. Every day, Gloria (8) and Gabriel (5) attend school at Tyler ES (1001 G St. SE, soon to be renamed Shirley Chisholm Elementary). They have been at Tyler since 2018, when Gloria entered prek3. Womack said the family chose Tyler because it was their neighborhood school, but also because it offered a bilingual program. She and her husband have put in the effort to help their children succeed.

Oct 2, 2023 | eastoftheriverdcnews.com | Elizabeth O'Gorek |Shawn Henderson

Daphane Womack does not speak Spanish fluently, but her children do. Every day, Gloria (8) and Gabriel (5) attend school at Tyler ES (1001 G St. SE, soon to be renamed Shirley Chisholm Elementary). They have been at Tyler since 2018, when Gloria entered prek3. Womack said the family chose Tyler because it was their neighborhood school, but also because it offered a bilingual program. She and her husband have put in the effort to help their children succeed.

Sep 19, 2023 | eastoftheriverdcnews.com | Caroline Johnson |Shawn Henderson

The past few years have prompted many people to re-examine what’s most important to them, particularly in terms of careers, proximity to family, and general quality of life. Many families are also reconsidering what matters most when it comes to their child’s school experience. Families have more choice in K-12 education than ever before, from traditional public school to public charter school to religious school to independent school to virtual schooling to homeschooling.

Sep 11, 2023 | eastoftheriverdcnews.com | Elizabeth O'Gorek |Shawn Henderson

The process of changing school boundaries for DC Public Schools (DCPS) is underway. The 2023 Boundary and Student Assignment Study, or Boundary Study, reviews boundaries and feeder patterns and District-wide public school student assignment policies and makes recommendations to the mayor for changes. Recommendations are due to be submitted to Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) no later than February 2024. The study was launched in March through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME).