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OpEd: D.C. Must Support At-Risk Students | Afro

By Dr. Ramona Edelin Special to the AFRO As the District of Columbia begins the hard work of repairing the damage wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic, the D.C. Council faces severe budgetary challenges. The recessionary lockdown it prompted, shuttered schools that have been disrupted and the set back of students’ education must all be mended. []

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