Some higher education experts are calling on Congress to require transparency in financial aid offers.

D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto introduced a new bill she says will close a persistent loophole in Metro fare evasion and could cut violent crime on the system.

The Prince George’s County executive selected former Houston Superintendent Millard House II as its next CEO of public schools, multiple sources with knowledge of the selection process confirmed to News4.

As the D.C. Council tries to figure out how vendors got paid on 36 unapproved D.C. Public Schools contracts, the News4 I-Team confirmed Council now has a company investigating the mess.

D.C. Council will take a final vote on a massive budget that Council says – among many other things – will force Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Schools to follow a law passed last year on how much money D.C. schools must receive.

Blighted buildings are the stains that bring neighborhoods down. The News4 I-Team found D.C. has thousands of vacant and blighted properties, and hundreds of them have been in unsafe conditions for a decade.

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council is expected to approve a $1.3 million payment on a contract that was never approved and now can’t be found.

For many Washington Commanders fans, the new ownership is a chance to exhale the Dan Snyder era. Off the field, there has been one surprising headline after another as allegations of sexual harassment were raised and investigations conducted. After years of headlines and accusations of behind the scenes harassment in the Dan Snyder era, the News4 I-Team found Josh Harris…

About 5,500 teachers were expecting roughly $10,000 each next week depending on pay level and seniority, the teachers union told the News4 I-Team.

Days after D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) disclosed that it made payments on dozens of high-dollar contracts without council approval, the school district said it has already disciplined staffers as its investigation continues.