Anna Julia Cooper School founder retires; school he started keeps growing
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RPS uses summer vacation to conduct repairs at 10 schools
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Anna Julia Cooper School founder retires; school he started keeps growing
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Waldorf school plan to buy land off Brookland Parkway for parking lot riles neighbors
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