DC’s Education Priorities
Please join us on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for a VIRTUAL District Strong conversation with Paul Kihn, Deputy Mayor for Education of the District of Columbia. We will be joined by special guest, Maurice Edington, President of UDC.
Deputy Mayor Kihn will share the District's Pathways Blueprint, which aims to strengthen and expand pathways to college and careers for DC public school students. He would like to hear from FC2 trustees how the city can collaborate with industry to prepare the DC workforce.
Once again, this conversation is VIRTUAL. You will be given login details once you register below.
Have questions or need assistance with your RSVP? Please contact Melissa Crawford at mcrawford@federalcitycouncil.org
Learn more about our speaker.
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Paul Kihn accepted an appointment by Mayor Bowser to serve as the Deputy Mayor for education on October 1, 2018. Mr. Kihn previously served for three years as the Deputy Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia. As the Superintendent’s second-in-command, he helped lead the system through a significant transformation, including improvements in teacher and principal hiring and development, a transition to common core standards, the promotion of evidence-based innovations in schools and classrooms, a wholesale revision of charter authorizing policies and procedures, and smarter allocation of diminishing resources.
Prior to his work in Philadelphia, Paul supported district and charter turnaround efforts as a partner and a leader of the U.S. K12 Education Practice for the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Mr. Kihn is a former New York City public school English teacher and has also taught middle and high school English in Ireland and South Africa. In addition, Mr. Kihn has worked with adjudicated and out-of-school youth.
A Ward 2 resident, Mr. Kihn received a Master's in Educational Administration From Teachers College, Columbia University, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He also holds degrees from Yale College and The University of Cape Town.