Opinion: Bold Action Needed to Close DC Education Gaps | HillRag For over a decade, DC’s public education system was hailed as a national success story. With strong funding, leadership, and a shared vision, student achievement saw steady growth. Despite persisten

DC is RISING! 📈🌟 We need to take bold action & invest in strategies that work for ALL our kids.

In a new op-ed for @hillragdc.bsky.social Bisi Oyedele from
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Leading the way toward math recovery - Education Forward DC Student performance on DC’s annual math assessments showed slight improvement over the past year, but achievement has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. In discussions with school leaders, a common...

DC students are making strides in math, yet challenges remain post-pandemic. @empowerk12.bsky.social, the DC Education Research Collaborative, and the DME are collaborating to enhance math instruction across the city, including holding the inaugural DC Math Summit and launching the DC Math Hub.

DC Recognized as Bright Spot on National Education Recovery Scorecard — EmpowerK12 The latest update of the Education Recovery Scorecard , which tracks academic progress in school districts across the country, has identified DC as a state and DC Public Schools (DCPS) as standou...

Accd to researchers at Dartmouth, Harvard, & Stanford on the Education Recovery Scorecard: “The District of Columbia ranked 1st among states in terms of recovery in math between 2022-2024 and 1st in reading between 2022 and 2024.” Read our summary of the study www.empowerk12.org/blog-source/...