Jul 1, 2020
WLC on The Kojo Nnamndi Show - Adult Learning And The Digital Divide
WLC President and CEO Jimmie Williams and WLC instructor Dr. Robin Barr were on the Kojo Nnamdi show June 15th. They discussed DC's...
Apr 8, 2019
DC nonprofit in ‘disbelief’ after city misses grant deadline, losing $3.75M
Three nonprofits that tutor and teach D.C. kids how to read lost $3.75 million dollars in grant funding because the city missed a federal...
Apr 27, 2018
WLC Executive Director Testifies to Restore Funding and Support
On Tuesday, April 24 the executive director of the Washington Literacy Center testified before the DC Committee on Labor and Workforce...
Feb 20, 2018
Literacy App ‘Fulfilling A Need’ in Adult Education
A George Washington University doctoral student created an app to help adult learners improve their reading skills. Working in...
Jun 15, 2017
Congressional ballgame goes on despite shooting
The Congressional Baseball Game will go as planned Thursday at Nationals Park after Democrats and Republicans called for bipartisan unity...
Jun 14, 2017
US House Whip, 3 Others Shot, Wounded at Congressional Baseball Practice in Virginia
A gunman who police say opened fire on a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, shooting House...
