Digital Pioneers Academy

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Digital Pioneers Academy
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Digital Pioneers Academy
Coordinates 38°52′51″N76°59′26″W / 38.8807°N 76.9906°W / 38.8807; -76.9906
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School type Charter school
Established2018;7 years ago (2018)
Grades6-12
Website digitalpioneersacademy.org

The Digital Pioneers Academy is an information technology-focused high school in Southeast, Washington D.C. [1] [2]

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School structure

The free public charter school is led by Mashea Ashton, the founder and Chief Executive Officer. [1] The school is focused on teaching students modern technology and innovation. [3] Most of the students are from the under-resourced areas east of the Anacostia River in Wards 7 and 8; spaces at the school are awarded via a lottery system. [1]

The school enrolls over 600 students in grades 6-12. [4]

The school has two campuses, the Capitol Hill campus serves students in Eighth grade to Tenth grade. [1]

History

The school was founded in 2018. [4]

The school was the target of telephone bomb threat in February 2022. [5]

English teacher Keenan Anderson died in January 2023 while visiting family in Los Angeles, after being repeatedly tasered by Los Angeles Police Department while being arrested. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Darcy, Spencer (September 5, 2022). "Academy in DC Developing Next Generation of Digital Innovators". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. Collins, Sam P. K. (August 31, 2022). "Black Teen and Chess Phenom Miles Kwasi Davis Organizes Tournaments for Youth". The Washington Informer. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. "DC 9th grader gets vaccine, wins $25K college scholarship". WTOP News. October 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Our Story". Digital Pioneers Academy. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  5. "More bomb threats called into schools in D.C., Maryland". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  6. Olson, Emily (January 14, 2023). "A cousin of a prominent Black Lives Matter founder died after being tased by police". NPR.
  7. "Vigil Held for English Teacher Who Died After Being Tased by LAPD". NBC Los Angeles. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.