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Map of DC Public School Facility Locations and Changes for School Year 2024-25

Featured EdScape

Want to explore where public schools are across the city? Or learn if schools have relocated or grown/shrunk a grade? Use this interactive map on EdScape, the DME’s set of interactive visualizations and datasets about the District’s public school ecosystem.

Safety Resources for DC Schools

DME has compiled a resource guide to help schools navigate available resources and supports to enhance safety and wellness for their campuses.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DME present Spring Art Competition

DME Spring Art Competition

Get ready for an exciting celebration of creativity! Learn about the Spring Art Competition.

Edsight

Edsight is a series of briefs from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education highlighting key information about Washington, DC's public schools, public school students, and facilities. Read the latest Edsight brief here.

Strengthening Student Access and Success in Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment is a key component of the Bowser Administration’s vision to reimagine and strengthen the high school experience.

Read our December 2023 report and recommendations.

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APR

Modified District Government Services for DC Emancipation Day

(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday April 16, District Government will observe the DC...

APR

Mayor Bowser Supports Summer Programming for 1,000 Youth Through $1.5 Million in Grant Awards

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn...

JAN

Most UDC Bachelor's Degree Programs Lead to a Living Wage, New Analysis Finds

(Washington, DC) – Today, the DC Office of Education Through Employment Pathways (ETEP)...

NOV

Bowser Administration Announces Continued Improvement in School Attendance for DC Students

Today, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) released the District of Columbia...

SEP

Mayor Bowser Congratulates Two District Schools Recognized as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that two schools in the District of...

JUN

Letter From Deputy Mayor Kihn to District Families

Dear District Families, Without any doubt, this has been a year like no other for our schools....

AUG

After Charlottesville: Schools Are Safe Spaces

August 22, 2017 To Our DC Community, We are extremely excited about the back to school season...

MAR

Keeping DC Schools Safe for All Families and Students

MAY

Letter from Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles to Councilmembers and State Board of Education on Lead in Schools

May 18, 2016 Dear Councilmembers and State Board of Education Members, I am writing to provide an...

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Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education

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1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 307, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-3636
Fax: (202) 727-8198
TTY: (776) 777-7776
Email: dme@dc.gov