DC Public Schools
DCPS will begin the 2020-2021 school year with virtual learning starting on August 31 through at least November 6.
Students without a device or internet access at home will be provided the technology they need to participate in virtual learning. Students and families can visit bit.ly/dcpstechsurvey or call their school to tell DCPS their technology needs. The deadline to apply for a DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) has been extended to Friday, November 13, 2020. Learn more at osse.dc.gov/dctag. For more information about virtual learning at the start of the school year, click here. For more information about DCPS Term 1, visit https://dcpsreopenstrong.com. |
To access DCPS online learning resources click here.
#DCPSatHOME - New learning at home videos for K-2 school that run on weekdays from 9:30am to 11am and rerun from 1pm to 2:30pm on the following channels:
#DCPSatHOME - New learning at home videos for K-2 school that run on weekdays from 9:30am to 11am and rerun from 1pm to 2:30pm on the following channels:
- youtube.com/dcpublicschools
- Comcast Channel 99
- RCN Channel 18
- Verizon Channel 12
- Watch Live at bit.ly/DKNLive
College Students
Critical Mental Health Resources for College Students
Mayor Bowser Announces Relief for Residents Struggling with Student Loan Payments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced expanded financial relief options for District residents who are struggling to pay private education loans due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. The initiative, launched by the District and several states, will provide qualifying District residents with loan forbearance and other financial protections.
Residents with commercially-owned Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans or privately-held student loans who are struggling to make their payments will be eligible for expanded relief. Twelve private education loan servicers have backed the initiative.
Relief options under the initiative include:
If regulated student loan servicers are limited in their ability to take these actions due to investor restrictions or contractual obligations, they should proactively work with loan holders to relax those restrictions or obligations.
The new initiative will help fill a gap by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. That law provides relief for borrowers with federal loans, including the suspension of monthly payments, interest, and involuntary collection activity through September 30, 2020. However, the CARES Act left out millions of student loan borrowers with federal loans that are not owned by the federal government, as well as loans made by private lenders.
Borrowers in need of assistance must immediately contact their student loan servicer to identify their best options. To get details on their federal loans and servicers, they may visit the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) National Student Loan Data System at nslds.ed.gov, or call DOE’s Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 or 1-800-730-8913 (TDD). Borrowers with private student loans may check the contact information on their monthly billing statements.
States joining the District in this effort include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
The 12 private student loan servicers providing relief are:
For additional resources regarding student loans, borrowers can contact:
For more information on the District’s response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.dc.gov.
Mayor Bowser Announces Relief for Residents Struggling with Student Loan Payments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced expanded financial relief options for District residents who are struggling to pay private education loans due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. The initiative, launched by the District and several states, will provide qualifying District residents with loan forbearance and other financial protections.
Residents with commercially-owned Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans or privately-held student loans who are struggling to make their payments will be eligible for expanded relief. Twelve private education loan servicers have backed the initiative.
Relief options under the initiative include:
- Providing a minimum of 90 days of forbearance
- Waiving late payment fees
- Ensuring that no borrower is subject to negative credit reporting
- Ceasing debt collection lawsuits for 90 days
- Working with borrower to enroll them in other borrower assistance programs, such as income-based repayment
If regulated student loan servicers are limited in their ability to take these actions due to investor restrictions or contractual obligations, they should proactively work with loan holders to relax those restrictions or obligations.
The new initiative will help fill a gap by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. That law provides relief for borrowers with federal loans, including the suspension of monthly payments, interest, and involuntary collection activity through September 30, 2020. However, the CARES Act left out millions of student loan borrowers with federal loans that are not owned by the federal government, as well as loans made by private lenders.
Borrowers in need of assistance must immediately contact their student loan servicer to identify their best options. To get details on their federal loans and servicers, they may visit the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) National Student Loan Data System at nslds.ed.gov, or call DOE’s Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 or 1-800-730-8913 (TDD). Borrowers with private student loans may check the contact information on their monthly billing statements.
States joining the District in this effort include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
The 12 private student loan servicers providing relief are:
- Aspire Resources, Inc.
- College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC
- Earnest Operations
- Edfinancial
- Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation
- MOHELA
- Navient
- Nelnet
- Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
- SoFi Lending Corp.
- Tuition Options
- Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
- Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
For additional resources regarding student loans, borrowers can contact:
- disb.dc.gov/studentloanhelp
- DISB Student Loan Ombudsman: (202) 727-8000 or [email protected]
- disb.dc.gov/service/file-complaint-or-report-fraud to file a complaint with DISB
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
For more information on the District’s response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.dc.gov.
Online Learning Tools
- Click here for DCPL distance learning resources
- Barbara Bush Foundation Educational Toolkit for At-Home Learning
- WideOpenSchool.org is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense.
- Connect with Thrive by Five DC for online, early learning resources
- DMV Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) developed a list of additional resources that may be useful to students, families and educators.
- Empower DC has a list of education and activity ideas to do at home
- Free online resources for homeschooling
- Typing.com - Teaching the foundation of technology online for free, including keyboarding, digital literacy, and coding
- Teach For America list of COVID resources for families
- FOX5 airing classes for students in partnership with WTU. Click here to download the FOX5 app.
- Parenting during Coronavirus, a free webinar series
Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) EduSave DC Education Savings Plan
Imagine the Difference Your Child Could Make by Signing up for EduSaveDC, a Higher Education Savings Program that Contributes $5 for Every $1 You Save.
EduSaveDC is a Direct Investment in Financially Empowering You and Your Child to Have an Opportunity at Achieving
Financial Stability and Prosperity.
Through EduSaveDC, CAAB Can Provide You $1,500 for Your Child's College Education!
Ward 8 families with a student in a Ward 8-based elementary or middle public, private or charter school can enroll in EduSaveDC!
Your family can have as much as $1,800 this year to help you for your child's college education.
Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) in collaboration with the 11th Street Bridge Park (a project of the Ward 8 non-profit Building Bridges Across the River)-with the support of Capital One Bank-want your child to achieve their dream of going to college!
To help make that possible, we have created the EduSaveDC Program, designed to help you and your family save for college.
About CAAB
Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals in the Greater DC region to build financial security, savings, and wealth for the future.
EduSaveDC is a Direct Investment in Financially Empowering You and Your Child to Have an Opportunity at Achieving
Financial Stability and Prosperity.
Through EduSaveDC, CAAB Can Provide You $1,500 for Your Child's College Education!
Ward 8 families with a student in a Ward 8-based elementary or middle public, private or charter school can enroll in EduSaveDC!
Your family can have as much as $1,800 this year to help you for your child's college education.
Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) in collaboration with the 11th Street Bridge Park (a project of the Ward 8 non-profit Building Bridges Across the River)-with the support of Capital One Bank-want your child to achieve their dream of going to college!
To help make that possible, we have created the EduSaveDC Program, designed to help you and your family save for college.
- What is an EduSaveDC Account? It's a type of savings account owned by you and CAAB at a bank in Washington, DC.
- What is EduSaveDC? Under this innovative and unique children's savings account program, CAAB will maintain an EduSaveDC Account in your name and for every $1 you save (up to $300), we will deposit $5 (up to $1,500).
- How much money do you have to save? You can save up to $300 to qualify for the maximum $1,500 match. There are no strings attached!
- How much money will you receive at the end of EduSaveDC? If you save up to $300, then you will receive $1,500 from CAAB.
- How much time do you have to save the maximum $300? You have between now and August 31, 2020 to achieve the savings goal of $300. Between now and the end of August 2020, you would have to save $30 a month to achieve the maximum savings goal.
- What can the EduSaveDC Account money be used for? Upon completion of the program, in September 2020 your savings plus earned match-total of up to $1,800-will be transferred to a College Savings Account / 529 Account in your name for the benefit of your child.
- What can money saved in a 529 Account be used for? You can use this money to pay for your child's post-secondary education expenses: college, vocational or training school.
- What are the requirements to participate? You have to be a Ward 8 resident; interested in saving for the benefit of your child's college success; and, have a child who attends an elementary or middle school in Ward 8, Your child's school can be a public, private or charter school.
- Are there additional services provided as part of EduSaveDC? In addition to the $1,500 you can qualify for, you will receive free financial wellness classes, free credit counseling, free financial coaching and free tax preparation services.
- When can you enroll in EduSaveDC? Now! Families will be enrolled in the program until all available spaces are taken.
- Is there a cost to enroll and/or participate in EduSaveDC? No, you will not be charged anything to enroll and/or participate in the program.
- Who can participate in EduSaveDC? Families residing in Ward 8 with a student at an elementary or middle public, private or charter school based in Ward 8.
- Who should you contact to enroll in EduSaveDC? For further information and to sign up for the program, please send an email message to [email protected].
- For additional information, please visit www.EduSaveDC.org
About CAAB
Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals in the Greater DC region to build financial security, savings, and wealth for the future.