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‘This is the beginning, not the end’
Before Thursday, June 14, Angela B. was the only one of her mother’s nine children not to have graduated from high school. Walking across the stage to finally receive her diploma at the Academy of Hope...
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Academy of Hope on WUSA9 Hero Central
Academy of Hopefeatured on WUSA9 Hero Central Segment hosted by JC HaywardOriginal air date: Monday 8/27/2012Written by Elizabeth JiaExcerpt:WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) --- The average person without a high...
View ArticleMayor Gray Proclaims Sept. 10-16 as Adult Education and Fam. Literacy Week in...
Click here to view the full Proclamation.Text of the Proclamation as follows:ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEKSeptember 10 - 16, 2012WHEREAS, the District of Columbia Office of the State...
View ArticleThe Adult Learner Story
The American Institutes for Research highlights adult learners from Academy of Hope and the Carlos Rosario School to raise awareness about the struggles and triumphs faced by these non-traditional...
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Succeeding in Education, Business & Life
Academy Students Benefit from Capital One PartnershipNine Academy of Hope students got quite a unique educational opportunity as they traveled to the regional headquarters of Capital One Bank in...
View ArticleAcademy of Hope is offering College Readiness Classes
Interested in taking College Readiness Classes?Academy of Hope's Bridge program seeks to support adult learners as they prepare for college coursework. Students will attend academic classes in math,...
View ArticleAcademy of Hope featured on CBS News and on WAMU 88.5's Community Minute
CBS NewsEarlier this year, a CBS crew came out to Academy of Hope to film for a segment about nonprofits "you should know about". Susan McGinnis, CBS reporter, talked to an adult learner and to our...
View ArticleListen to Our Learners on WAMU 88.5 on Wed. 4/17 @ 6:50am & 8:50am
The national debate around education usually focuses on children. But what happens when those children grow up and try to make their way into the world? WAMU 88.5's new five-part series, Yesterday's...
View Article"High Price for Low Literacy"
Last part of WAMU 88.5's series "Yesterday's Dropouts". Listen here to Special Correspondent Kavitha Cardoza's report.To donate to Academy of Hope and help adult learners like Claudine Edwards, click...
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"I am a Mother in school"
My name is Mary and I’m 43 years old and I am a high school graduate. I was born and raised here in Washington, DC along with three other siblings. I attended DCPS [District of Columbia Public Schools]...
View ArticlePutting Literacy at the Head of the Line in D.C.
Opinion Editorial published in The Washington Post on May 10, 2013 Darnetta Hollis, a mother of four, survived domestic violence and overcame homelessness to earn her high school diploma at age 29. One...
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Help support adult literacy today!
Do More 24 is today!What is it? A city-wide one-day organized fundraising challenge. The Academy of Hope will be competing against other non-profits in the region during the 24-hour period. What is the...
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Changing GED Could Mean Greater Barriers for Area Women
Last week Jessica Zetzman, Washington Area Women's Foundation, wrote about the challenges and barriers that the changes to the GED could mean for adults looking to pass the test. Jessica also...
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Bringing to life many GED and life skills concepts
“Peppers start off green and get redder as they get riper,” Shaniqua instructs as she holds up a juicy bell pepper, fresh off the vine. Quickly another learner chimes in to voice his disapproval,...
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Reaching new heights
Last week Kate and Jim, Academy of Hope volunteers, took their reading class on a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Capitol. Kate wrote about this experience in her own words. I work on Capitol...
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Local Leaders Carry on MLK Jr.'s Dream
Last month we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a day we pay homage to our society’s ability to see past life’s limitations and disappointments and honor the most noble aspirations that live...
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Getting 'A Kick Out of Fractions', And An Award From The Mayor
Imagine my surprise when I received an email one day recently from the Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism informing me that I was this year’s recipient of the Mayor’s Community Service Award in the...
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From Colorado to DC, Learning About Education Means Stepping Outside the...
I was born and raised in FortCollins, Colorado, across the country, seventeen hundred miles away from DC. My childhood was lived on a college campus. My dad is a college professor. I went to preschool...
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Coming Back Home: Loucace’s Story
Loucace Ampe is far away from her roots in West Africa but found “home” at The Hope. Eighteen years ago she moved to the United States from the Ivory Coast. When she left Africa, she left school...
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The High Cost of Transportation: When Showing Up is Half the Battle
This post was originally written for DC Alliance of Youth Advoactes: DCAYA on their blog, Youth Friendly DC by The Hope's Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, Patricia DeFerrari.Whitney is an...
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Advocacy Celebration Empowers Students at The Hope
Informing, motivating, and advocating.These three verbs were used very widely last week at The Hope. Education at The Academy of Hope is broader than a passing grade or even the GED certificate....
View ArticleGuest Blog: Mayor’s Budget Shortchanges Under-Educated DC Adults … and Their...
Note from the editor: This post was written by Kathryn Baer posted originally on her blog, Poverty and Policy. She is a policy research and communications consultant. She blogs to educate her readers...
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El Salvador child coffee worker starts specialty coffee roasting business in...
Mary Willson, Communication Intern “The civil war was going on because the income inequality. The coffee plantation owners were making so much money and they were paying us only a couple cents.” Carlos...
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A Call, A Community and a Commencement Speech: The Story of Academy of Hope
By Mary Willson, Communication Intern A phone call can represent many life changes. The death of a loved one, the arrival of the youngest member of a family, the return of an old friend. Or, the start...
View ArticleDC Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
Across the country, Sept. 22-28, 2014 was recognized as Adult Education and Family Literacy Awareness Week. In DC, through a series of events and an essay contest, DC-AFLC spent the week raising public...
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