For press inquiries, please contact Julie Anne Green at
(202) 667-4446 or jgreen@elhaynes.org.

9.29.11 - Washington, DC Teacher of the Year E.L. Haynes very own Vice Principal, Jon Rolle, is featured on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Report. Click here to watch the interview.

9.27.11 - E.L. Haynes and Kipp DC's Capital Teaching Residency joins "100KIN10" a multi-sector movement to tackle nation's need for 100,000 excellent math and science teachers in 10 years.Click here to read the press release for more information.

8.28.11 - News Literacy Project (NLP) launches DC expansion at E.L. Haynes! E.L. Haynes is proud to be selected as NLP's first partner school in the District and will host journalist Gwen Ifill at the kick-off event on September 6, 2011. Click here to read the press release for more information.

7.29.11 - Run to Support E.L. Haynes! E.L. Haynes is partnering with Acumen Solutions for their 3nd Annual Race for a Cause™ 8K and 1 mile Fun Run race on Sunday, October 16, 2011 in Arlington, VA. E.L. Haynes will be one of 10 charities benefitting from the race. Come walk or run with us! Acumen Solutions’ previous 10K road races and last year’s Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause™ 8K have contributed over $125,000 to benefit local nonprofits and thecompany has contributed more than $1 million dollars to charitable causes since inception.
Click here to read the press release for more information.
Click here to register to run in support of E.L. Haynes!

6.9.11 - E.L. Haynes Announced as First-Ever Strong Schools Award Recipient for our unwavering focus on student academic achievement and our broader impact on public education across our city.  Read the Press Release here.

2.1.11 - Where the Kids Run the Show. An article on E.L. Haynes from the Exeter Bulletin. Read the Article here.

1.31.11 - Whatever It Takes. The Crisis, a magazine founded by the NAACP, featured E.L. Haynes in their Centennial Issue. The article, called Whatever It Takes, focuses on how E.L. Haynes has succeeded in educating vulnerable students. Read the Article here.

Race for a Cause9.2.10 - Run to support E.L. Haynes!  Weare proud to announcethat E.L. Haynes is a  partner with Acumen Solutions for their 2nd Annual Race for a Cause™ 8K and 1 mile Fun Run race on Sunday, October 17, 2010 in Arlington, VA.  E.L. Haynes will be one of 12 charities benefitting from the race. Come join us – walking is also encouraged!  Acumen Solutions’ previous 10K road races and last year’s Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause™ 8K have contributed over $125,000 to benefit local nonprofits and thecompany has contributed more than $1 million dollars to charitablecauses since inception.  
Click here to read the press release for more information.
Click here to register to run in support of E.L. Haynes!

8.24.10 - CBS News' Nancy Cordes interviews E.L. Haynes Founder and Head of School Jennie Niles about DC's winning Race to the Top proposal. Piece includes beautiful footage of E.L. Haynes kids. Click here to watch the video.

4.23.10 - Channel 9 News features the video in which E.L. Haynes 5th Grade Team "raps" testing strategies to prepare students for the upcoming DC-CAS.
Read the Article.
Watch the Video.

4.5.10 - Nate Franz, E.L. Haynes’ fifth grade math and science teacher, was selected as a 2010 recipient of the Washington Post's Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award Winner! Read the Article.

3.19.10 - E.L. Haynes Public Charter School Named Silver Award Winner for Third Year in Effective Practice Incentive Community Grant. Read the Press Release.

3.12.10 - E.L. Haynes Founder and Head of School Jennie Niles joins author David Shenk on WNYC and Public Radio International's nationally-broadcast show, "The Takeaway."
Visit "The Takeaway" page to read more.

3.9.10 - Jennifer C. Niles Named as a 2010 Fellow in the Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Program. Read the Press Release.

9.8.09 - US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice joined E.L. Haynes students to watch President Obama’s speech on the importance of education.

Watch a clip from her speech.

Watch the Channel 8 News report.

8.30.09 - Jennie Niles, Founder and Head of Schools, is interviewed on "Bob Edwards Weekend" on NPR. The interview with Jennie Niles starts at 35:47Listen Here

9.2.09 - The Northwest Current highlights the kick-off event for the Roger Mason, Jr. partnership with E.L. Haynes Read the Article.

8.28.09 - Roger Mason, Jr. talks about his partnership with E.L. Haynes on "The Mike Wise Show" on 106.7 The Fan. Listen Here

8.28.09 - DC Examiner highlights Roger Mason, Jr.'s partnership with E.L. Haynes. Read the Article.

8.27.09 - Sports Business Daily features E.L. Haynes and Roger Mason Partnership! Read the Article.

8.26.09 - Washington Times: Roger Mason, Jr. Partners with E.L. Haynes Read the Article.

8.21.09 - E.L. Haynes announces partnership with Roger Mason, Jr., Guard for the NBA San Antonio Spurs Read the Press Release.

8.20.09 - Interview with E.L. Haynes Public Charter School Founder and Head of School Jennifer Niles by the Washington Examiner Read it here.

8.07.09 - E.L. Haynes Public Charter School was written up in Le Figaro, a French newspaper. Read it here (in French).

8.05.09 - E.L. Haynes Public Charter School makes outstanding gains on 2009 DC-CAS. The school’s three-year gains are 50 percentage points in math and 26 percentage points in reading; 37% of students scored Advanced in Math. Read the Press Release. EPIC Award

3.06.09 - New Leaders for New Schools announced that E.L. Haynes Public Charter School is the recipient of a Silver-Gain Award for a second year in its Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) grant program. Read the Press Release.

10.20.08 - E.L. Haynes Public Charter School will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with DC Mayor Adrian Fenty on Friday, November 7 at 3:00 PM to celebrate the completion of its new facility. Read the Press Release.

7.28.08 - E.L. Haynes Public Charter School makes AYP on DCCAS with oustanding gains of 19% in Math and 18% in Reading. Read the Press Release.

4.24.08 - E.L. Haynes Public Charter School has been named the 2008 Charter School winner of Fight for Children’s first ever
Quality Schools Initiative Award.
Read the Press Release.
Read the Washington Post Article.

4.10.08 - New Leaders for New Schools announced that E.L. Haynes Public Charter School is the recipient of a Silver-
Gain Award in its Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) grant program. Read the Press Release.

2.12.08 - E.L. Haynes' website won an award of excellence in the Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic Quality Awards Competition. The website was designed by Crabtree + Company. 

 

Events

. April 6, 2009 - Teacher Leadership Series Authentic Learning in the Age of Accountability. This Teacher Leadership Series panel discussion will focus on how schools balance authentic learning with data-driven practices necessary for standards accountability.

. November 20, 2008 - Teacher Leadership Series screening of the documentary film 2 MILLION MINUTES: Examining the Global Divide

. April 9, 2008 - Teacher Panel on Getting and Using Student Feedback

. February 27, 2008- Teacher Panel on Innovation in the Classroom

Read the Teacher Leadership Series Blog!

 

Articles

 Where the Kids Run the Show, Exeter Bulletin Fall 2010

 Whatever It Takes, The Crisis Centennial Issue

 DC Examiner highlights Roger Mason, Jr.'s partnership with E.L. Haynes

 Sports Business Daily features E.L. Haynes and Roger Mason Partnership

 Washington Times: Roger Mason, Jr. Partners with E.L. Haynes

 Le Figaro (French)

 Northwest Current

Washington Post Washington Post

 The InTowner Article

 Verse Article

 Washingtonian Article

Press Releases

Distict Sample Sale E.L. Haynes will be the beneficiary of the March 29, 2011 District Sample Sale (March 1, 2011)

AYP Press Release E.L. Haynes Named Silver Award Winner for Third Year in Effective Practice Incentive Community Grant. (March 19, 2010)

AYP Press Release Jennifer C. Niles Named as a 2010 Fellow in the Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Program. (March 9, 2010)

AYP Press Release E.L. Haynes announces partnership with Roger Mason, Jr., Guard for the NBA San Antonio Spurs (August 21, 2009)

AYP Press Release E.L. Haynes Public Charter School makes outstanding gains on 2009 DC-CAS. The school’s three-year gains are 50 percentage points in math and 26 percentage points in reading; 37% of students scored Advanced in Math. (August 5, 2009)

AYP Press Release New Leaders for New Schools announced that E.L. Haynes Public Charter School is the recipient of a Silver-Gain Award for a second year in its Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) grant program. (March 6, 2009)

Quality Schools Initiative Press Release E.L. Haynes Public Charter School will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with DC Mayor Adrian Fenty on Friday, November 7 at 3:00 PM to celebrate the completion of its new facility.’s first ever Quality Schools Initiative Award. (October 20, 2008)

AYP Press Release Haynes makes AYP on DCCAS with oustanding gains of 19% in Math and 18% in Reading. (July 28, 2008)

Quality Schools Initiative Press Release Haynes named the 2008 Charter School winner of Fight for Children’s first ever Quality Schools Initiative Award. (April 24, 2008)

  Haynes Named Silver Gain Award Winner in Effective Practice Incentive Community Grant (April 10, 2008)

Ground Breaking Press Release Ground Breaking for School Facility (March 16, 2007)

 E.L. Haynes is Relocating (August 17, 2006)

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