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NBC Washington Highlights Result of Student Advocacy

July 1, 2011

NBC Washington featured a news piece on one result of our students' campaign to create a library at The Washington Metropolitan High School.  Critical Exposure student photographers documented the condition of their current library, which is disorganized and closed to students; advocated for increased investment in the library's construction from both DCPS and community members; and held exhibits of their photographs and writing to speak out about this obstacle to their academic and professional success.  One result of the students' work was a donation of 80 boxes of books from former Howard University President Dr. Patrick Swygert.

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Critical Exposure: A lens and a student aiming for systematic reform (Dowser)

Critical Exposure: A lens and a student aiming for systematic reform (Dowser)

April 28, 2011

Dowser, a website that reports on social innovation and solutions, wrote an article about Critical Exposure and Khalid, one of our students from Ballou Senior High School.

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Northwest Current Runs Article on Critical Exposure Students
June 15, 2011

The Northwest Current ran an article by Jessica Gould on Critical Exposure's students, focusing on the work of student photographers at Roosevelt S.H.S. and The Washington Metropolitan H.S.

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WAMU Interviews Critical Exposure Students - Part 2

June 11, 2011

WAMU 88.5 reporter Jessica Gould ran two stories about Critical Exposure students in action.  This second segment focuses on Joshua from The Washington Metropolitan High School, who speaks about their work to advocate for library funding from central office.

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DCist Article Highlights Critical Exposure

DCist Article Highlights Critical Exposure

June 8, 2011

On June 8th, 2011, DCist published an article by Angela Kleis about the work of Critical Exposure students to improve their schools.  This article was published in advance of the opening of "Both Sides of the Lens: The Faces & Stories of D.C. Youth."

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S.T.E.P. Up DC Story Featured Online

March 29, 2011,

In March 2011 the story of S.T.E.P. Up DC student leaders at Roosevelt High School was featured on the blog of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region.

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Critical Exposure a finalist for this year’s Mayor’s Arts Awards

April 17th, 2011

Critical Exposure has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards in the category of “Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education.”  The free awards ceremony takes place Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00 pm at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall.  This article was posted on the website "Arts for D.C. Kids" on April 17th, 2011.

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Tony Cotton, a CE alum, featured in East of the River Magazine

March 28, 2011

In March 2011 Tony Cotton, a student at Luke C. Moore High School, was the second Critical Exposure alum to be featured in East of the River Magazine.  During a program with Critical Exposure in the Fall of 2010, Tony took the featured photographs to advocate for more respectful interactions between students and security guards.  You can see Tony's work here.

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Nadia Rose, a CE alum, featured in East of the River Magazine

February 28, 2011

This photo essay was created by Nadia Rose, a student at Luke C. Moore, during a program that she participated in with Critical Exposure.  During last semester, Critical Exposure partnered with a Luke C. Moore art class to investigate ways to improve the school, while also forming a conversation about the overall success that the school is having in creating a second chance for many students who have struggled to get through high school in the past.

Read her essay and see her photos here.

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Through Your Lens: School Facilities Across America

January 14, 2010

Christin Boggs Blog - At the end of summer '09, I learned about Through Your Lens, "a collaboration of The 21st Century School Fund, Critical Exposure, and Healthy Schools Campaign  to raise awareness of the need to fund school buildings that support learning and provide a safe, healthy environment for students and teachers."

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I learned that the conditions of the school were unsafe and that we deserve better learning space than this.

– Hugh, 11th grade, Washington, DC