As a guest writer for the DC Students Succeed blog, Senior Education Research Analyst Hannah Mason shared insights on the State of D.C. Schools 2023-24 report. She highlighted some of the report’s main findings, including that D.C. schools showed strong educator retention and modest progress in student learning outcomes.
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Guest blog: State of D.C. Schools, 2023-24: Strong system health and modest progress
March 21, 2025
- Hannah Mason
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Hannah Mason
Senior Education Research Analyst
D.C. Policy Center
Hannah Mason is the Senior Education Research Analyst at the D.C. Policy Center.
Prior to joining the Policy Center in 2023, Hannah served as Emergent Bilingual Coordinator and Instructional Coach at Nashville, Tennessee. She was most proud of her abilities to build community amongst her students, drive language acquisition success, and advocate tirelessly for equity in and outside of the classroom for her students. In addition, she began her teaching career in Houston, Texas where her love of literacy and language blossomed.
Hannah is originally from Dublin, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor’s in religion and teaching English to speakers of other languages from The University of Georgia. Hannah graduated from Vanderbilt University with an Master’s in Public Policy concentrating in K-12 Education Policy.