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The children of The TraRon Center share their experiences with gun violence
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Data from the District’s government and police shows almost 200 people have died from gun violence in the Nation’s Capital in 2020. The last time D.C. experienced a higher murder rate was 16 years ago, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The District’s violence in 2020 was capped off by a homicide that shook every corner of D.C.
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A public housing learning pod with in-person therapy supports D.C. students during pandemic.
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One week into the academic year, the District’s school system is still struggling to meet its projected enrollment numbers and to deliver technology to some of its hardest-to-reach students. But teachers and parents also say that each day, remote learning in the nation’s capital is improving. Technology troubles are becoming less frequent, more students are showing up to virtual classes, and everyone is becoming more adept at using unfamiliar computer platforms.
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When D.C. public schools closed on March 13, Na’Asia Hawkins was eight courses and five months short of walking across the graduation stage this summer. But now her courses were quickly shifting online, where Hawkins had little hope of keeping up. She had no computer, no WiFi and no idea how she would watch her 2-year-old son and do school work using her iPhone’s limited data plan.
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WASHINGTON – Advocates say children tend to be the “forgotten voices” in the continuous conversation about gun violence in D.C. And yet, this trauma follows them throughout their lives.
On Saturday, an 18-year-old was shot and killed in Southeast D.C. and a kid was shot and injured in Northeast.