× I. Growth in population is largely from Millennials I. i. D.C.’s growing Millennial population I. ii. D.C.’s population aged…
Many sociologists have described the effects of concentrated poverty, but in speaking about concentrated poverty to audiences around the country,…
The District ended 2017 with $434.1 million of reserves in its Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. This is the highest level…
Previously, in D.C.’s Startup Scene, I examined employment gains made by District startups[1] across industry sectors. I found that on…
At least 67,000 D.C. residents—about 10 percent of the population[1]—are estimated to have a criminal conviction record, [2] and approximately…
This year, Metrorail lost its position as the nation’s second-busiest mass transit system, with ridership numbers for 2016 and 2017…
In “The Great Sort: Part I” and “The Great Sort: Part II” I documented that over the past half century…
Education Policy Initiative Director Chelsea Coffin is giving testimony on July 13, 2018 at the public hearing on Bill 22-776, District…
In “The Great Sort: Part I,” I documented the increasing economic segregation within the Black community in the Metropolitan Washington…
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