The D.C. Policy Center’s recent report, Transition to College or Career for the District’s High School Students, examined what we…
07/21/2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Approximately one half of D.C.’s public and public charter school students are considered at-risk. But at-risk students and non-at-risk students are not evenly distributed across schools. Only 25 percent of at-risk students attend a highly-rated school, compared to 58 percent of non-at-risk students. And, in recent years, a majority of D.C. schools have become less […]
The “Transition to College or Career for the District’s High School Students” report explores outcomes for D.C.’s students at the…
The District is relying on its large rainy-day funds to buy two years’ worth of stability for its budget. One…
On May 22, 2020, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that D.C. Public Schools would begin its next school year on August…
On June 4, 2020, D.C. Policy Center Director of the Education Policy Initiative Chelsea Coffin testified before the Committee of…
On Friday, May 22, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly data on employment and unemployment for states and…
Both during and after, the COVID-19 pandemic is going to widen existing inequities in Washington, D.C. Despite the heavily repeated…
Below is a chronological list of all our reports, articles, and testimony:
The D.C. Policy Center is an independent policy and research center. We provide analysis on policy issues that affect the District of Columbia with a singular focus on the District’s economy and demographics. Our work covers topics such as job creation, affordable housing for middle- and low-income residents, workforce development, infrastructure and transportation, and alleviating poverty.
