The 2025 DC Survey About Your School (DC SAYS), conducted by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), provides a comprehensive look at school climate[1] across the District of Columbia. For the first time, the survey gathered perspectives from students (grades 3–12 and adult learners), school-based staff, and families to…

D.C. has had a stronger recovery from the pandemic in recent years, compared to other states and districts as of school year 2023-24. Using the recent results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and our own state test (PARCC), the Education Recovery Scorecard from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research found that D.C. posted the highest gains in math and reading from…

The District may be facing slower growth, and any further increases in unemployment could disproportionately affect female residents with children in their households. Throughout 2025, the District’s resident unemployment rate has risen, reaching 6 percent in August, and this upward trend may continue, as recent growth and employment projections have not been…