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"A Legacy of Justice: A Building of Opportunity"

Press Coverage about Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School and our New Facility

October 2005

Thurgood Marshall Academy and our new home have garnered considerable media coverage:

  • The Washington Post dubbed the new facility "A New Jewel of a School in Ward 8" (10/27/05). The paper also ran an earlier article (8/25/05) stating that Thugood Marshall Academy was one of only a handful of completed renovation projects in the District.
  • The Hill noted the opening of Thurgood Marshall Academy's "beautiful rehab" of the old Nichols building (10/26/05).
  • The Washington Times declared that "With a new building that features floor-to-ceiling windows and wood floors, the students' prospects for a post-high-school education now seem sky-high" (10/17/05).
  • The Washington Times also included Thurgood Marshall Academy's staff and students in an article on schools' teaching about Rosa Parks (10/26/05); and
  • Coverage of Thurgood Marshall Academy and our new home appeared on WRC-TV NBC Channel 4 and other local stations.