Washington Post: DC Teens, Now New Authors, Celebrate Book Launch
November 22, 2023 - The Washington Post - DC Teens, now new authors celebrate book launch: The high school students wrote books about climate change, extreme weather and grief. Click here or picture above to read full article.
The Washington Informer: DC Infrastructure Academy to Continue Mission at Spingarn High School
November 21st, 2023 – The Washington Informer - D.C. Infrastructure Academy to Continue Mission at Spingarn High School
Channel 9 News WTU President Calls for Independent Audit of DC Finances
November 19th, 2023 - Channel 9 News covered DC Council budget meeting where WTU President called for independent review of DCPS' finances saying top administrators outspend 10X the national average. Click here or picture above to watch news.
The Washington Post: The Librarian Who Couldn't Take it Anymore
Photographs by Thomas Simonetti
The Washington Post reporter Ruby Cramer covers the story of a librarian in Florida who can no longer continue in her craft due to the spread of censorship throughout public schools. Please read this immersive, "deep read," here.
Fox News: DC students learn about book bans
November 2, 2023 - Fox Morning News covered WTU's Book Banning event with more than 200 students from Dunbar, Cardozo and CHECDC as they actively participated in a Q&A session with award-winning author and former middle school teacher Elizabeth Acevedo. The goal of the event is to teach the kids about the effects censorship have on educating students. Read more here.
Channel 4 News: WTU Hosted Banned Books Event for 200 DC students
News Channel 4 covered WTU's Book Banning event for more than 200 DC students with NY Times best-selling author Elizabeth Acevedo! To watch this short clip, click here.