Latest UpdatesMayor Bowser Releases Guidance for Families on Transportation and DCPS Cellphone Policy Ahead of the 2025-26 School Year
Guidance includes information around Kids Ride Free, the Safe Passage program, transportation for students with disabilities, and the new DCPS policy on cellphones. Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on $82.9 Million Truesdell Elementary Modernization, Celebrates First Day of Pre-K
On the first day of school for pre-K students, Mayor Bowser cut the ribbon on the $82.9 million modernization of Truesdell Elementary School in Ward 4. Bowser Administration Breaks Ground on Burroughs Elementary School
Senior leaders from the Bowser Administration joined community members to break ground on the $75.3 million Burroughs Elementary School modernization.
Mayor Bowser Announces New Driver Education Pilot for High School Students
Mayor Bowser announced that driver education courses will be piloted at four high schools across the District during the 2025-2026 school year.
Mayor Bowser Celebrates First Day of School and Cuts Ribbon on Modernized Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
Mayor Bowser celebrated the first day of school by cutting the ribbon on a $71 million modernization of the Adams Campus at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. DC’s 2025 Statewide Assessment Results Show Significant Gains in English and Math Proficiency
Results show largest increase in proficiency rates made since pandemic in English language arts/literacy and math, in all tested grades, in both DC Public Schools and DC public charter schools.
Mayor Bowser Welcomes DCPS Educators Back to the New School Year
Mayor Bowser joined education leaders and educators to celebrate the fast-approaching start to the 2025-26 School Year.
Mayor Cuts Ribbon on Phase I of Stoddert Elementary School Expansion Project, Releases 2025 Back-to-School Guide
The Mayor joined education and community leaders to cut the ribbon on Phase I of Stoddert’s $26.7 million expansion project. |