What percentage of first-year teachers in DC are still working in public schools in DC five years later? National longitudinal studies over the past three decades have estimated that 40-50 percent of first-year teachers leave the profession...
In today’s data-driven education system, assessments are more than just a measure of student performance—they are a key component in evaluating program efficacy, teacher effectiveness, school accountability, and District-wide success...
You may have heard the word “steward” as related to the land and our environment. To “steward” is to take care of, to nurture. Being a data steward at OSSE is not a job title; it is a responsibility to take care of OSSE...
The “how it started, how it’s going” meme started on social media in 2020 (according to information on the internet), the same year that the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) adopted its...

