Yesterday we bid a bittersweet farewell to Caitlin, who has been with our team for EIGHT years!!! Caitlin has been tireless in her work to support great schools, believing that they can transform students' lives! We wish her luck continuing that passion in her new role at Mundo Verde PCS.

🤝MEET OUR TEAM🤝 Matt works to tell the story of Education Forward DC and the innovative efforts of its grantees to set DC’s most underserved students up for success. bit.ly/46RDdxy

July marks NINE years of investing in the visionary education leaders who are making DC a place where students can thrive! Learn more about Ed Forward DC and the work we've supported: edforwarddc.org/spotlights/

🤝MEET OUR TEAM🤝: Rashida believes that a zip code should not be the determining factor in the quality of a student’s school and joined Ed Forward DC because of its sharp focus on improving outcomes for students furthest from opportunity. Learn more: bit.ly/4fWDvr9

🤝MEET OUR TEAM🤝: As Senior Manager for Strategy and Impact, Niranjan supports planning and evaluation efforts at Education Forward DC. He believes education is a core driver of social mobility. Learn more: bit.ly/46BDm7U

In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, our team visited the Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Our team learned more about the history of DC's Chinatown and the complexity and depth of Asian American connections to DC. Check it out through Nov. 2025!

Ed Forward DC is excited to welcome five new members to our board of directors! These new board members bring decades of experience and expertise in DC and national K-12 education, DC government, local communities, data and research, finance, fundraising, law, and strategy. Read more: bit.ly/44Wgj9a

Every day, DC teachers show up for students and set them on the path to thrive in life. From everyone on the Ed Forward DC team, thank you! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Ed Forward DC has supported multiple cohorts of DC education leaders to participate in the Greenhouse E3 Fellowship program, which trains aspiring and new public school leaders with the goal of creating a well-prepared pipeline of diverse executive leaders for DC: bit.ly/4fUQV5

Ed Forward DC's Rashida Young testified today before the DC Council's oversight hearing on education for students with special needs. Read her full testimony here: edforwarddc.org/testimony-of...

We’re Education Forward DC and we envision a DC where students starting furthest from opportunity can chart their own path and thrive.