A fifth generation Washingtonian, Maya Martin worked at Achievement Prep and Center City Public Charter Schools, helped launch the My School DC unified enrollment lottery and was an admissions officer at Dartmouth College before becoming an ...
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Celeste Huizar was an intern with the Education Forward DC team from December 2017 to May 2018. Celeste graduated in May 2017 from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in English and a minor in Education. This fall, Celeste began ...
July 1st marked the second anniversary of Education Forward DC! It has been an exciting, inspiring, and challenging ride as we work to foster a city of high-quality, equitable public schools for every DC student and family.
Here are some of ...
An Interview with Education Forward DC CEO, Maura Marino: Leading the Charge for Better D.C. Schools
Thank you to Tom Vander Ark for hosting Education Forward DC’s CEO, Maura Marino, on his Getting Smart podcast.
Learn more about Maura, Education Forward DC’s work and mission, and DC’s education ecosystem by listening to the ...
By Sarah Barrett
Sarah Barrett is a Manager with our Human Capital Investments team.
When we started Education Forward DC, we tried to capture a specific approach to grant-making. One of the core tenets of our approach is:
We know that ...
A school focused on computer science? “Sometimes I think it isn’t even that innovative; it just makes sense,” says Mashea Ashton, Founder and CEO of Digital Pioneers Academy.
Opening this fall in an unused wing of the East Washington Heights ...
By Caitlin Campbell-Hahn
Caitlin Campbell-Hahn is a Senior Analyst with our Schools Investments team. Caitlin taught middle school students in Washington, DC and Boston for seven years prior to joining Education Forward DC.
Grab a pencil ...
By Ryan Jones
If you’re one of the thousands of families in DC who just submitted school choices in the citywide school lottery, My School DC, you know that finding information and comparing schools across the city’s traditional and charter ...
This evening, Taylor Parson will be recognized as one of seven outstanding teachers at the Standing Ovation for DC Public Schools (DCPS) annual awards event hosted by the DC Public Education Fund. Ms. Parson, a fourth-grade teacher at Anne ...
By Sujata Bhat
Sujata Bhat is Senior Manager of Public Engagement at Education Forward DC.
Parents in the District generally prefer schools for their kids that are close to home. But they will send them farther for schools that perform ...
Shawn Hardnett has served as a chief academic officer and principal coach in DC since 2010 and in January 2016 decided he was ready to strike out on his own. With support from Education Forward DC and other funders, Shawn has spent the last 18 ...
At Education Forward DC, we aim to build community among DC education leaders and provide a forum for tackling collecting issues facing education organizations across the city. Last month, Education Forward DC convened school leaders from our ...