Nicole Asbury

Washington, D.C.

Staff Writer

Education: University of Kansas, BS in journalism

Nicole Asbury is a local reporter for The Washington Post covering education and K-12 schools in Maryland. She joined The Post as an intern in 2021. She has previously covered Kansas politics and breaking news for the Kansas City Star as an intern, and she has served as an editorial intern for the Poynter Institute.
Latest from Nicole Asbury

Grant will add rain gardens, trees to reduce erosion in Arlington stream

Arlington County was awarded about $280,000 in grant funding for efforts to reduce erosion at Grandma’s Creek, a stream in the Barcroft neighborhood.

March 28, 2024
Grandma's Creek is a stream in the Barcroft neighborhood of Arlington, Va.

Graduation rate fell slightly for Maryland students in 2023, data show

About 86 percent of all Maryland students in the Class of 2023 graduated within four years, which is a slight decrease from the previous year.

March 26, 2024

Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal

Former Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent Monifa McKnight will receive $1.3 million as a part of her separation agreement with the school board.

March 15, 2024
Monifa B. McKnight, then the superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools, speaks at Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Md.,  in 2023.

He set out to walk across the U.S. A year later, he reached the East Coast.

Holden Minor Ringer, 26, started from Washington state in March 2023. On Sunday, he arrived in D.C.

March 11, 2024
Holden Minor Ringer poses for a portrait on the National Mall on Sunday. Holden walked from La Push, Wash., to Washington, D.C., beginning in March 2023. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post)

Pr. George’s lawmakers back bills shifting tax funds to pay for schools

State House members from Prince George’s County gave their support Friday to two bills that would give County Executive Angela Alsobrooks more discretion over paying for schools.

March 2, 2024
Prince George's County Public Schools Superintendent Millard House II and Prince George's County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) at Hyattsville Middle School on the first day of school on Aug. 28, 2023.

Suit alleges Montgomery Co. schools violated teachers’ 1st Amendment rights

Three Montgomery County teachers allege the school system violated their constitutional rights by placing them on leave in response to expression of their views.

February 16, 2024
Protesters call on Montgomery County Public Schools to reinstate four teachers who say they were placed on administrative leave for expressing pro-Palestinian views during a rally-Dec. 19 in Rockville.

Council members admonish Montgomery school officials’ handling of misconduct reports

Montgomery County Council members reprimanded the school system for its handling of employees’ misconduct reports over several years during a meeting Thursday.

February 9, 2024
Joel Beidleman shows reporters around Farquhar Middle School in early 2021. He was placed on leave last August and, as of last month, was no longer a Montgomery County Public Schools employee.

Alsobrooks pitches shifting tax funds to pay for Pr. George’s schools

As Maryland law requires more education spending, Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks asks legislators for more discretion on funding schools.

February 8, 2024
Prince George's County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks and schools Superintendent Millard House II visit Hyattsville Middle School in August.

Montgomery school board apologizes for mishandling misconduct complaints

The Montgomery County school board apologized to employees after a report revealed several problems with the school system’s handling of misconduct complaints.

February 6, 2024
Montgomery County school board member Karla Silvestre and others listen to students talk during an event at the district's headquarters in Rockville, Md., on Dec. 17, 2018. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)

Montgomery school board appoints Felder as interim leader

The Montgomery County school board unanimously agreed to appoint former Orange County, N.C., schools superintendent Monique Felder as its interim superintendent.

February 6, 2024
The Montgomery County school board appointed Monique Felder as its interim superintendent.