Jennifer Jett

Newcomer challenges Graham for Ward 1 seat

1165 days ago - In the District’s most diverse ward, a political newcomer is challenging a two-term incumbent.

Redskins owner inks deal with Cruise’s production company

1167 days ago - Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has agreed to finance Tom Cruise’s production company, less than a week after the actor ended a 14-year partnership with Paramount Pictures.

Montgomery SAT scores beat out Prince George’s

1167 days ago - Students in Montgomery County continue to far outdo their Prince George’s peers in performance on the SAT college admissions test.

Virginia SAT scores largely surpass national average

1167 days ago - Students in Virginia public schools generally outperformed their peers nationwide on the SAT college admissions test last year.

SAT scores in District below national average

1167 days ago - Students in D.C. public high schools continue to perform significantly below the national average on the SAT college admissions test.

Shadow congressmen work for D.C. voting rights

1167 days ago - More than 20 years after a failed constitutional amendment, shadow senators and representatives continue to lobby Congress for D.C. statehood.

McKinley Tech’s first seniors are the focus on first day back

1168 days ago - D.C. students began classes Monday with a positive attitude, despite declining enrollment in the city’s public schools.

Fall interns make their arrival in D.C.

1173 days ago - Along with the return of university students comes an influx of fall interns on leave from schools around the country.

Finding housing is a challenge for the District’s young people

1173 days ago - Katie Warriner was lucky — she only looked at 10 places before she found somewhere to live. Of course, she e-mailed in response to 50 other classified ads, mostly placed on such Web sites as craigslist.org.

Interior Dept. leadership lulls may be impacting Park Service

1174 days ago - Vacancies in the Department of the Interior may have adversely affected policing of the National Mall, and may have been a factor in recent crimes there, according to an organization for government employees.