Educating Amy: The incredible history of a DC public school that taught a president’s daughter - WTOP Morning Headlines - Monday, August 14, 2017

Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter came to Washington. While the children of high-ranking Washington officials customarily attended posh private schools, Carter’s 9-year-old daughter Amy attended a modest public elementary school a few blocks from the White House. WTOP revisits the fascinating history behind the D.C. public school that opened its doors to a president’s child 40 years ago and the pioneering educators who made it happen. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - August 14, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Educating Amy: The incredible history of a DC public school that taught a president’s daughter]( Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter came to Washington. While the children of high-ranking Washington officials customarily attended posh private schools, Carter’s 9-year-old daughter Amy attended a modest public elementary school a few blocks from the White House. 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