Check out this new publication from @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social that examines how chronic absenteeism intersects with college and career readiness for DC's HS students on 4 key metrics. Interactive charts present rich data by subgroup. Very grateful to OSSE for sharing this information.

👋 Hello DC parents! @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social is finishing up recruitment for a Ward 8 7/15 listening session (5-7pm) about D.C.’s public schools in SY24-25. Participants will receive $50 and a meal for their participation. Sign up by July 11th or share: tinyurl.com/3t324kwn

Come join @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social as our next Operations Manager! Share, apply, and see more information below:

Hello DC educators! @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social is finishing recruitment for 1-hour interviews about this school year, and we still need to hear from you if you are a DCPS elementary teacher or a charter high school teacher. Participants will receive $75. Share, register with QR or link below:

A great event is happening tonight (5/5)! In a fireside chat at Politics and Prose, Dr. John B. King Jr. and Denise Forte will talk about the impact of teachers, the state of education today, and how we keep pushing for justice and equity in schools across the country. More information is below 📆

🗨️ Help @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social recruit DCPS + public charter high school students for listening sessions in May! 💲Students will receive a $50 Visa Gift Card + meal for participating (deadline to sign up is 5/2). 📨 Share the flyer below or the registration link (tinyurl.com/ycxfpdz).

Join us in calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the District of Columbia Local Funds Act of 2025, restoring DC’s budget and ensuring that our city’s schools have the resources they need. ➡️ Sign the petition: p2a.co/owcqio9

OSSE's enrollment audit for school year 2024-25 is now available, showing a ~1% total increase. By grade band: - PK is down 1.7% - Elementary is up 0.4% - Middle is up 2.1% - HIgh is up 2.2% - Adult and alternative is up 2.4% By sector: - Total is up 0.9% - DCPS is up 1.3% - Charters are up 0.5%

As we await the Senate vote on the congressional spending bill that could slash $1.1 billion from D.C.'s budget, a quick historical 🧵: Back in 2011, Congress used D.C. to avert a government shutdown. Local officials were furious. So they did something about it.

{new} What I got right and wrong about learning losses, disengagement from school and income disparities in which kids got hurt the most. Read my latest @the74.bsky.social –> www.the74million.org/article/5-ye...

‼️ DC needs your help! The House budget forces DC to revert back to FY24 spending levels even though we’re in the middle of FY25. This means that we can’t spend local dollars and will face automatic major cuts to services like teachers, police, firefighters. Please call your reps! #handsoffdc ‼️

📢 One last call to join @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social and many from the DC education community tomorrow at 9:30am at MLK Library for our #StateofDCSchools report release! Come hear from our fantastic speakers and get your copy of the report, just in!

Click through a sneak peak at @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social's #StateofDCSchools report below and register to join us at the in-person release on Tuesday, March 4th at 9:30am! 📆

PRE-K SCRAMBLE: In a sign of a possibly tough D.C. budget to come, the city is telling parents with kids in pre-K3/4 programs run by community organizations (instead of by DCPS/charters) that funding for the 25-26 school year is uncertain, and they should lottery for other slots.

🙋‍♀️ We know attendance matters for K-12 learning outcomes. New data shared with @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social by the team at OSSE shows that there is a connection with next steps after high school, too.

👋 Hi DC--it would be great to see you at the dcpolicycenter.sky.social D.C. Policy Center's #StateofDCSchools release on March 4th at 9:30am at MLK Library! Come hear the findings and our incredible speaker line-up ➡️

🌥️ Who is looking for some light out there? For me, one community that is giving me hope in this moment is my #SeedingDisruption cohort. Applications are open now through 3/10 for the next year.

📢 More good news on #NAEP for DC and education recovery! A new study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research ranks DC first among states for grade-equivalent gains in both math and reading between 2022 and 2024. #DCStudentsSucceed Read more here: www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2...

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📈 Last week, NAEP results showed a large improvement for D.C.'s public school students of 8 percentage points in the 4th grade math score—outpacing the growth for all public schools nationally and large cities, while holding steady in reading as well as 8th grade math.

How affordable is housing for early childhood educators in DC, and to what extent do minimum salaries required by DC's Pay Equity fund move the needle? Read Part III below and check out Parts I and II for more background.

👋 Hi, it's my first BlueSky post and so fitting to be about #StateofDCSchools... 🔎 Focusing on local #DC: Please join @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social at our #StateofDCSchools, 2023-24, release on March 4th at MLK Library at 9:30am. ✔️ Register here: secure.givelively.org/event/dc-pol...