D.C. nonprofit receives anonymous $20 million to boost math scores

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11/21/25

D.C. nonprofit receives anonymous $20 million to boost math scores​

The DC Public Education Fund has announced a $20 million grant will support a new public-private initiative to support math instruction and test scores for elementary and secondary students in Washington, D.C.
The gift from an anonymous national foundation will support the Capital Math Collective, an initiative dedicated to expanding access to high-quality training, tutoring, and family engagement. Collective members include DC Public Schools, EmpowerK12, the DC Math Hub, and the CitySchools Collaborative—all of which share a goal to make D.C. the first urban school district where every student outperforms the national average in math by 2030. According to the DC Ed Fund, the city is the nation’s fastest-improving urban school district, ranking first in the nation for post-pandemic academic recovery among all 50 states. The initiative plans to capitalize on that momentum by focusing on three areas: training math teachers and supporting educators to obtain graduate-level credentials to deepen their expertise; providing more than 6,000 students with high-impact tutoring; and expanding opportunities for family involvement.
“The Capital Math Collective establishes an important foundation, but we need to ensure that we work to nurture it and build upon it,” said DC Ed Fund president Jim Kline in an interview with theWashington Post. “Moving forward, we’ll need others to join in this effort—funders, educators, civic leaders—so that every student in D.C. can experience what happens when math becomes a source of power and joy.”