Welcomed our new @dcsboe Student Reps at their first public meeting last night. Grateful to learn from you and work alongside you this year.

Wishing the Wanda Alston Foundation the best for their Fall Reception tomorrow night. Honored to serve as an honorary host with Phil Mendelson, Councilmember Matt Frumin, Councilmember Zachary Parker, and Jacque Patterson, DC SBOE At-Large. The Foundation provides housing and life skills programs for LGBTQ+ youth. wandaalstonfoundation.org/events/recepti…

Great to be with ANC 2E tonight to share an update on my work with the DC State Board of Ed. Chair Lohse asked me about recent standardized test scores & enrollment. Top line: scores are up & enrollment is steady. More info: osse.dc.gov/node/1794106 & osse.dc.gov/node/604172

READ: DC State Board of Ed's Allister Chang on DC’s literacy investments that are showing results 📚👏 It's thanks to evidence-based reforms + strong leadership, more students are reading at grade level. Still work ahead, but progress is real. #DCStudentsSucceed thedcline.org/2025/09/30/all…

Five years of steady work -- structured #literacy laws, teacher training, and collaborative investments -- are paying off. Shout out to my Ward 2 Councilmember Councilmember Brooke Pinto for working with me to turn educator feedback into real policy results. thedcline.org/2025/09/30/all…

Interviewed today by student journalists from Washington Latin PCS through 826 DC. Grateful to Lauren Lumpkin & Perry Stein for sharing skills with young local reporters.

When Duke Ellington School of the Arts students bake, you don’t just buy cookies, you invest in the arts! 🎭🍪

Joined SMYAL to celebrate their work empowering LGBTQ+ youth in DC — from housing to mental health. Grateful for all they do to help young people feel seen and supported. 📸: Washington Blade

Honored to join Taiwan’s 10/10 National Day celebration in DC. Taiwan in the US has been a strong partner to DC schools, supporting Mandarin programs that help our students build global skills. Grateful to Mayor Muriel Bowser's DC MOAPIA #DCisOpen & DC Public Schools for championing this work for DC.

At Garrison Elementary’s Fall Festival today! Great to catch up with families and hear how the school year’s going & yes, here’s the before and after of Principal Kip getting dunked in the pool by students. School spirit in full splash! DC Public Schools DC State Board of Ed

This is what winter programming with the nation's top park and rec system looks like. Reminder, registration opens next week.

We cannot allow our most vulnerable families and residents to lose access to one of our most basic needs to survive: food. The federal government must ensure families and individuals receive SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown. We are exploring additional ways to support