On March 15, 2023, the D.C. Policy Center’s report, State of D.C. Schools 21-22, was cited by the Washington Post:
In the year that D.C. schools fully reopened after being forced to shutter campuses because of the pandemic, math and reading proficiency plummeted, more high school students reported feeling sad or hopeless, and scores of teachers left their jobs. Out of every 100 ninth-graders, eight were forecast to finish college within six years of high school graduation.
Those findings are part of a report from the D.C. Policy Center that shows the extent of the challenges D.C. schools enduredin the 2021-2022 school year, a term marked by low test scores, rising absenteeism and a greater demand for mental health services — reflecting trends in education seen nationwide.
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