Theola Labbé-DeBose

Articles by Theola Labbé-DeBose

Man dies after falling from house's roof in New Carrollton (October 30, 2009)

D.C. Fire Officials to Get Refresher on Water System (September 26, 2009)

Doubts Remain About Reliability of D.C. Hydrants (September 25, 2009)

Police Identify SE Man Fatally Shot by Officers (September 15, 2009)

Women With Complicated History Celebrate Lasting Friendship on Mother's Day (May 11, 2009)

Tai Shan Undergoes Colonoscopy for Digestive Tract Checkup (May 2, 2009)

D.C. Officials Pleased by Switch to Taxi Meters, but Many Cabbies Still Ticked (May 1, 2009)

Falls Church Man Who Tried to Rescue Boy Also Missing in River (April 29, 2009)

More Than 100 Arrested in Series of Demonstrations (April 28, 2009)

Bailout Critics Likely to Join IMF/World Bank Protesters (April 24, 2009)

Public Relations Firm Working to Help D.C. Police Garner Good Press (April 23, 2009)

On Psychic's Advice, Park Searched for Missing D.C. Woman (April 5, 2009)

Cabbies Urge D.C. Council to Lift Fare Cap, Allow Shared Rides Again (March 20, 2009)

Fatal Shooting by D.C. Officer Investigated (March 10, 2009)

Special Cameras Have Reduced Violent Crime, D.C. Police Chief Tells Council Committee (March 10, 2009)

Metro Bus Driver Collared After McGruff the Crime Dog Is Cuffed on NW Corner (March 4, 2009)

D.C. Schools Open To Mixed Reviews (March 3, 2009)

Homicide Increases East of Anacostia, With Killings Outside Usual Places (March 2, 2009)

1st District Police Station Set to Open In Southwest (February 26, 2009)

Two Arson Investigators Punished for Speaking Out, Suit Says (February 20, 2009)

Obama Collectors' Quandary: T-Shirt Or Bobblehead? (February 17, 2009)

Woman Dies, Teen Is Injured in Fire (January 22, 2009)

Street Vendors Sell Mementos With Meaning (January 17, 2009)

Out-of-Town Drivers Line Up for Permits (January 16, 2009)

Plans for the Ball, But in Search of A Sitter Who Fits (January 15, 2009)

Pipe Break Leads to Brake Lights (January 13, 2009)

Residents Grieve for a 'SuperMom' and Her Son (December 22, 2008)

Sex Workers Criticize Law Enforcement (December 18, 2008)

2 Arrested in MS-13 Slaying of 14-Year-Old (December 17, 2008)

Charter Schools Make Gains On Tests (December 15, 2008)

In One School Deal, Chairman Played Three Roles (December 14, 2008)

Mayor Will Press for Stimulus Money (December 12, 2008)

Bar Hours Worry D.C. Police Union (December 5, 2008)

Who Says Old Campaign Signs Are Useless? (December 4, 2008)

D.C. Police Agitate For Flood Of E-Mails (November 22, 2008)

5 Hurt in High School Melee (November 20, 2008)

Heads Up for Drivers, Pedestrians (November 18, 2008)

Anxious Residents Look to Lanier (November 16, 2008)

Jewish Law's Meaning of Death Nears Court Fight (November 7, 2008)

Veteran of D.C. Police Force Shoots Knife-Wielding Man (November 7, 2008)

Words of Lincoln Will Be Woven Into Obama Inaugural Activities (November 6, 2008)

Community Crime-Fighting Goes Cellular in the District (November 2, 2008)

Students Find Body in Anacostia Cleanup (October 31, 2008)

Suspect Removed From D.C. Court After Outburst (October 22, 2008)

Woman Arrested In Fairfax Abduction (October 21, 2008)

Ex-Metro Supervisor Gets 3 Years for Agency Theft (October 18, 2008)

Suspect Arrested in Death Of Man Beaten on Street (October 16, 2008)

Police Still Seek Mother of Dead Abandoned Baby (October 15, 2008)

Attacks by Teen Groups Rising in D.C. and Nation (October 13, 2008)

Oak Hill Worker Held in '98 Slaying Had Drug, Other Convictions (October 10, 2008)

China, Minus The Airfare (August 3, 2008)

Michelle, Meritocracy and Me (July 20, 2008)

Time's Up on Multiple-Choice Test for College (May 1, 2008)

D.C. Catholic Schools Follow National Trend (April 11, 2008)

As Skates Go On, Gloves Come Off (March 24, 2008)

Security At Wilson High to Be Tightened (March 21, 2008)

Principal Recruitment Another Move in Reform (March 16, 2008)

Firings Cut Payroll by $6 Million (March 12, 2008)

Closings, Consolidation Will Cost $110 Million (February 29, 2008)

Judge Denies Parents' Plea to Force Rhee to Release Spending Plan (February 28, 2008)

Rhee Has Ambitious Plans But Still No School Budget (February 23, 2008)

Scanty Showing at Fenty's Hearing on School Budget (February 20, 2008)

3 Teens Hurt In Drive-By Shooting (February 19, 2008)

Under Pressure, City Shows Spending Plans (February 16, 2008)

Charter School Picked to Take Over Another (February 14, 2008)

Outreach Office Wants No Child Left Behind (February 14, 2008)

4 Charters Competing to Run Troubled Washington Academy (February 12, 2008)

Some Worry Latest Shuffle Might Put Programs at Risk (February 10, 2008)

Gray Recruits Well-Versed Spokeswoman (February 7, 2008)

D.C. School Closings List Is Revised (February 2, 2008)

100 March Against Plan to Close Schools (February 1, 2008)

Per-Pupil Funding Increase Sought (January 31, 2008)

Washington Academy May Close in a Month (January 30, 2008)

Rhee to Seek $17 Million More For Schools in the Next Budget (January 30, 2008)

4th Teen Was Injured in Shooting Near Ballou (January 24, 2008)

3 Students From Ballou High Wounded in Shooting Nearby (January 23, 2008)

Weekend Test Prep Program Is Planned for D.C. Schools (January 19, 2008)

As Parents Fight School Closings, D.C. Chancellor Says Input Matters (January 17, 2008)

Students and Parents Oppose Planned Closings (January 15, 2008)

Schools Targeted For Closure (January 13, 2008)

The 23 D.C. Schools at Risk in Rhee's Plan (January 13, 2008)

Teams Will Visit Failing Schools To Help Tailor Restructuring Plan (January 6, 2008)

Deputy Mayor's Staffing Takes a Hit (December 13, 2007)

Budget, Council Put Snags in Fenty's Plans (December 12, 2007)

Pleas Are Aired at First Meeting on Closures (December 11, 2007)

Group Protests Proposed Firings, Closings (December 8, 2007)

Unions Launch Ad To Fight School Plan (December 6, 2007)

Angry Parents Question School Closings (December 4, 2007)

Ward 5 Questions Why Area Is Hardest Hit (December 2, 2007)

Lafayette Elementary Principal Is Honored (November 29, 2007)

Short Notice on School Plan Angers Council (November 29, 2007)

Fenty, Rhee May Close 24 Schools, Reduce Staff (November 28, 2007)

Guitarist Dies Before Show at 9:30 Club (November 26, 2007)

Guitarist Found Dead Before Show in D.C. (November 26, 2007)

As Rhee Weighs Privatization, Doubts Abound (November 18, 2007)

Parents, Students and Teachers Offer a Wish List at Hearing (November 16, 2007)

D.C. Has Say in School Plan (November 15, 2007)

Nonprofit Groups May Run Failing D.C. Schools (November 14, 2007)

7 D.C. Schools Must Ponder Education Without Religion (November 12, 2007)

Church Decides To Convert 7 Schools (November 6, 2007)

Some Academic Standards Drafted (November 2, 2007)

Costumed Youngsters, Commuters Frolic in Spirit of the Day (November 1, 2007)

Members Vote to Oppose Central Office Bill (October 31, 2007)

Montgomery, District Schools Report Seven New Cases (October 24, 2007)

3 Catholic Schools Ask Not to Be Changed to Charters (October 24, 2007)

Randall Robinson on Haiti's Tortured Past, Troubling Present (October 18, 2007)

Leader Urges Board To Fight Fenty Plan (October 18, 2007)

D.C. Schools Chief Wants Power to Fire Ineffective Teachers (October 13, 2007)

Voucher Program Puts D.C. Kids at Risk, Study Says (October 11, 2007)

Board Gives Preliminary Approval to Shut Charter (October 10, 2007)

Start-Up Facility Approved 2 Months Ago Now Faces Closure (October 9, 2007)

Contractors Fired After Cost Overruns, Delays on Project (October 2, 2007)

123 School Employees Are Moving to Agency With State-Level Role (October 1, 2007)

Lew Seeks Control Over Maintenance (September 28, 2007)

Chemical Sends 14 Students to the Hospital (September 26, 2007)

District High Schools Greet 1,200 Fresh Faces (September 23, 2007)

$275,000 Payment To Janey Disclosed (September 21, 2007)

30 Schools Can Be Overhauled After Not Gaining on Tests (September 20, 2007)

Latin Charter School's Headmaster Will Resign (September 18, 2007)

City Reaches Undisclosed Financial Settlement With Janey (September 18, 2007)

Eastern High's Missing Scores Scrutinized (September 14, 2007)

8 D.C. Catholic Schools Eyed for Charters (September 8, 2007)

For Some Students, SAT Can Open College Doors (August 30, 2007)

Opening With Optimism (August 28, 2007)

Bring On the Enthusiasm (August 24, 2007)

Cost Rises On D.C. School Repairs (August 23, 2007)

D.C. Schools Face the New And Familiar (August 23, 2007)

Biddle Promises Hands-On Strategy (August 23, 2007)

Charter Board Prepares for Increased Oversight (August 23, 2007)

D.C. Blitzes School Records Mess (August 22, 2007)

Rhee Races to Deliver Most Books by Monday (August 21, 2007)

Modest Gains In D.C. Schools (August 18, 2007)

Grants Given for Nonexistent Students (August 15, 2007)

Amid Turmoil, Washington Latin Seeks Permission to Relocate (August 8, 2007)

Rhee Blasts Textbook Process For Letting Supplies Languish (August 4, 2007)

Evans Follows Fenty Model (August 2, 2007)

Some Puzzled Over Principal Appointment Process (July 29, 2007)

Rhee Vows to Alter Governance Culture (July 26, 2007)

Principal's Joining Transition Team Irks Parents (July 24, 2007)

Admirers Bid Janey Public Farewell (July 20, 2007)

For Janey, Event Means 'Validation' of Legacy (July 19, 2007)

Rhee to Be Highest-Paid School Head in D.C. Area (July 4, 2007)

Rhee Gets Plaudits Before Council (July 3, 2007)

Summer Break, But Plenty of Work (July 1, 2007)

New Schools Chief Builds Team (June 23, 2007)

Voucher Students Show Few Gains in First Year (June 22, 2007)

Charter Board Approves Six Applications for New Schools (June 20, 2007)

Schools Chief Makes Quick Mark (June 17, 2007)

Chancellor Search Legality Challenged (June 16, 2007)

Advocacy Group To Conduct Audit (June 15, 2007)

Students Celebrate As College Dreams Come Step Closer (June 14, 2007)

Activist Charged In Clash With Aide (June 14, 2007)

For Class of '07, Trials and Triumphs (June 14, 2007)

Janey Leaves With Plans Unfinished (June 13, 2007)

Board of Education Says Goodbye as Activists Fight for Chance to Save It (June 7, 2007)

Parents, Teachers Protest Principals' Styles (May 29, 2007)

Amid Uncertainty, Janey Keeps Focus on Reforms (May 20, 2007)

3 Area Math and Science Teachers Are Commended for High Standards (May 19, 2007)

D.C. to Lease Public Buildings to Charter Schools (May 17, 2007)

Fight Mounts Over Plan To End Museum Studies (May 12, 2007)

School Playground Picked For Temporary Location (May 11, 2007)

Agnes Meyer Winner Connects With Kids (May 3, 2007)

Child-Care Group With Ties to Gray Won't Be Evicted (May 2, 2007)

Biddle Chosen to Fill District 2 Board Seat (May 2, 2007)

33 Schools Expected to Get Repairs by August (May 1, 2007)

Keeping Kids in the Classroom (April 30, 2007)

Longtime D.C. School Woes Eclipsed Board's Triumphs (April 30, 2007)

Fenty Wants Businesses to Pitch In (April 28, 2007)

School Board Hopefuls Run Toward Uncertainty (April 27, 2007)

A Boom for D.C. Charter Schools (April 25, 2007)

Fenty, Janey and Bobb Pledge United Effort to Address Issues (April 21, 2007)

Critics Mobilize to Stop Fenty From Taking Control of Schools (April 5, 2007)

D.C. Schools Takeover Gets Initial Approval (April 4, 2007)

District Toughens Graduation Policy (March 27, 2007)

Students Welcome Shot At College Scholarships (March 23, 2007)

Dueling Endorsements for Vacant Seats (March 22, 2007)

Gates Foundation to Give D.C. Students Push to College (March 22, 2007)

In Once-Quiet Area, Violence Erupts (March 18, 2007)

5 Female Students Arrested in 2 Separate Fights at School (March 17, 2007)

Nine Seniors Win Scholarships to GWU (March 16, 2007)

12 Charged in Fistfight Outside Coolidge (March 15, 2007)

Charter School in Talks to Join Regular System (March 13, 2007)

D.C. School Repairs Caught Up in Dispute (March 13, 2007)

Woman, 30, Is Found Shot in Home By Children (March 11, 2007)

D.C. Council Scolds School Board on Contracts (March 9, 2007)

SE School Receives Breakfast Grant (March 8, 2007)

For 2 Teachers, A Big Surprise And Then Some (March 7, 2007)

Press Room to Honor Reporter, Again (March 1, 2007)

Students Find New Doors Open With Completion of Academy (March 1, 2007)

3 SE Schools Targeted for Immediate Repairs (February 27, 2007)

Teachers Adopt a Business Identity (February 26, 2007)

The Moses of Haiti (February 25, 2007)

Test-Driving Budding Engineers at (MS){+2} (February 22, 2007)

SE Woman Is Struck, Killed by Metrobus (February 19, 2007)

Tests Find Elevated Lead Levels At Five Schools, D.C. Council Told (February 15, 2007)

Striving to Get Students to Drop Back In (February 10, 2007)

4 Students Charged in Gym Fight (February 2, 2007)

School System Loses Students; Charters Gain (February 1, 2007)

Audit Finds Financial Problems (January 31, 2007)

Board of Ed Presents Alternative to Takeover (January 30, 2007)

Archdiocese to Close Two Schools in D.C. (January 26, 2007)

Bullock Gets 21/2-Year Sentence Reduction (January 24, 2007)

D.C. Police Say They Know Club Suspect's Nickname (January 23, 2007)

Proposal Unsettles Charter Schools (January 16, 2007)

Man Hit After Jumping on Orange Line Tracks (January 14, 2007)

Low Water Keeps Tourists Out of Museums (January 14, 2007)

Parents, Educators Sound Off on Fenty Restructuring Plan (January 6, 2007)

Janey Seeks Time to Turn Around Schools (November 29, 2006)

Selling Parents On Public School (November 28, 2006)

Board Seeks to Give Away Its Oversight of Charters (November 9, 2006)

Bobb Is Chosen to Lead as Schools Face an Uncertain Future (November 8, 2006)

Worry Over City Takeover Permeates Election (November 5, 2006)

A Candidate Who Aims to Build Faith in D.C. Schools (November 3, 2006)

Fenty Offers Inkling of Plan For Schools (November 2, 2006)

Board 'Inclined' to Relinquish Monitoring Role (October 29, 2006)

Coaxing College Dreams East of the River (October 29, 2006)

District 3 Offers Candidates Myriad Challenges (October 27, 2006)

Candidates Disagree on How to Fix Ailing Schools (October 24, 2006)

D.C. School Board Member May Abandon Campaign (October 21, 2006)

Funds Sought for Debts Of Closed Charter School (October 18, 2006)

Bobb Touts Skills, 'Sense Of Urgency' (October 17, 2006)

Bush Pitches Incentive Pay For Teachers (October 6, 2006)

Bush: No Child Left Behind Closing Achievement Gap (October 5, 2006)

Schools Improve By Way Of 'Safe Harbor' (October 5, 2006)

Charters on Rise; Quality Unequal (October 3, 2006)

Most Charter Schools Miss Test Benchmarks (September 27, 2006)

Neighborhood's Fight Brings New Zoning Rules (September 26, 2006)

Charter School's Doors Kept Shut (September 25, 2006)

Teen Held Without Bail in Shooting of Cardozo Teammate (September 24, 2006)

Student Shot Outside Cardozo High School (September 21, 2006)

Upgraded Facilities, Academics Part of 15-Year Plan (September 15, 2006)

Inspector General Begins Audit After Allegations of Unearned Diplomas (September 12, 2006)

Few Schools Meet Goal on New Tests (September 8, 2006)

1st City Charter School With Classical Focus Is Set to Open Today (September 5, 2006)

Schools the City Can Build On (August 29, 2006)

Officials Optimistic, Parents Vigilant as Consolidation Becomes Reality (August 27, 2006)

Some Revisions Delayed by Lack of New Books (August 24, 2006)

Now Cropp Wants to Take on Fenty (August 17, 2006)

Charter School Closures Strand D.C. Students (August 17, 2006)

Prosecutors Back Cut In Bullock's Sentence (August 8, 2006)

Board Pulls Charter for Struggling D.C. School (July 26, 2006)

Struggling School May Be Closed (July 25, 2006)