July 6, 2026
Education Forward DC’s Managing Partner Margie Yeager delivered the following testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee of the Whole at a July 6, 2026 Hearing on B26-0592 - Lottery Preference for Families ...
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June 30, 2026
Five years ago, we launched Fund II as schools were reopening after more than a year of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, DC has emerged as the fastest improving urban school system in the country.
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Investment will support a refresh and expansion of the Teacher Leader Cohort, supporting DC's most effective teachers and addressing retention gaps
June 23, 2026
Education Forward DC announced a $250,000 investment in School Leader Lab ...
WASHINGTON, DC (May 4, 2026) – The DC Charter Facilities Fund (DCCFF) launched today, creating a new $250 million revolving loan fund designed to address barriers DC public charter schools face in accessing affordable, high-quality ...
Education Forward DC’s CEO Bisi Oyedele delivered the following testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee of the Whole at a March 4, 2026 FY26 Performance Oversight Hearing of the Office of the State Superintendent of ...
We’re excited to share with you our 2025 Impact Report, detailing our work over the last year investing in leaders who are committed to recovering and reimagining education in DC and confronting the challenges before us by growing high-quality ...
Education Forward DC’s Managing Partner Margie Yeager delivered the following testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee of the Whole at a October 22,2025 hearing on Public Charter School Review and Renewal in the ...
In March 2025, the Ed Forward DC board elected five new individuals to the board of directors. These new board members bring decades of experience and expertise in DC and national K-12 education, DC government and communities, data and ...
We’re excited to share with you our 2024 Impact Report, detailing our work over the last year investing in leaders who are committed to recovering and reimagining education in DC and confronting the challenges before us by growing high-quality ...
Education Forward DC’s Partner for Schools, Talent, and Equity Rashida Young delivered the following testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee of the Whole at a November 20,2024 hearing on Oversight of Education for ...
Schools across the District of Columbia are back in session! The entire Ed Forward DC team is so happy to see the smiling faces of students returning to class after their summer break we wanted to share some of that joy from a few of the ...
Education Forward DC has partnered with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and Flamboyan Foundation to assist schools in building more positive school climates that support student well-being and academic ...