Author Archives: Donald L. Hense

Donald L. Hense As technology increasingly changes our world, traditional ideas of how to prepare students to successfully graduate college and access a lifetime of rewarding careers also change. Part of what it takes to be successful in the 21st century – which some of today’s students will see through to its end – is […]

Donald L. Hense is founder and chairman of Friendship Public Charter School. As technology increasingly changes our world, traditional ideas of how to prepare students to successfully graduate college and access a lifetime of rewarding careers also change.  Part of what it takes to be successful in the 21st century—which some of today’s students will see […]

Recently I was excited to recognize 82 young scholars from Friendship Collegiate Academy. These students have earned D.C. Achievers Scholarships, which assist D.C. students with strong academic potential from low-income families to secure the funds necessary for college. These prestigious and competitive scholarships are funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and administered by […]

This holiday season immediately follows National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. It is a national disgrace that in the capital of the world’s richest and most powerful nation, one-in-eight households struggle against hunger. One-in-twenty households report not having the resources at some point during the previous twelve months to buy food for themselves or their […]