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…