Education : Features

"If our students are going to be able to compete and stay in D.C., they have to be prepared to become Ph.Ds," says Ward 7 Education Council chair.

Move over, corn dogs and pizza. At some D.C. schools, with the help of local nonprofits, kids are getting fresh fruit, green veggies and local meat—and a lesson in where all that food comes from.

D.C. kids and teens are learning to unleash their inner Dres and Beyonces...at the library, of all places. No more shushing--bring on the beats.

DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative's executive director Ayris Scales speaks to Elevation about how to improve the lives of children from "cradle to college."