With chronic absenteeism down , citywide investments soaring, and public school enrollment surpassing pre-pandemic levels, District education officials are celebrating achievements and hoping for continued growth at the dawn of the 2025-26 school year.

However, local educators like Tom Pollack note there is still a ways to go for D.C. schools, and it starts with recruiting more tutors and mentors.

“Most people in the education space certainly feel like these things are heading in the right direction, but just way too slowly, is the bottom line,” said Pollack, executive director of the DC Tutoring & Mentoring Initiative (DCTMI) . “There are a lot more people that could rearrange their schedules to be able to help the one to two hours a week that can make a difference.”

In the months

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