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2730 Martin Luther King Jr.Avenue, SE
Washington
DC
20032
United States
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2730 Martin Luther King Jr.Avenue, SE
Washington
DC
20032
United States
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My testimony today focuses on the Office of the State Superintendent’s FY 2026 budget proposal with attention to investments that drive post-pandemic recovery improvements to attendance and potential risks to federal revenue. Chronic absenteeism remains a systemwide challenge. Reaching the District’s goal to reduce chronic absenteeism by half by school year 2026-27…
Office of Education Through Employment Pathways The Mayor’s proposed budget shows continued investment in improving economic and education outcomes for the District’s residents, including $550,000 to support the Office of Education Through Employment Pathways, which will provide data on the long-term impact of education and workforce programs for District residents. Better workforce…
On May 28, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in the Governing Magazine: “Investors are very leery about D.C. right now,” says Yesim Sayin, executive director of the D.C. Policy Center. “They have a million places they can send their money, and D.C., which was at the top of their list for…