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D.C. Policy Center Renames Housing Policy Initiative to The Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. — March 11, 2025 — The D.C. Policy Center is proud to announce the renaming of its Housing Policy Initiative to The Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy in tribute to the lasting impact of its Founding Chairman, Charles “Sandy” Wilkes. This renaming reflects Sandy Wilkes’s visionary leadership…
D.C. Policy Center Announces New Board Chairman and Chairman Emeritus Designation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. — February 18, 2025 — The D.C. Policy Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Klein as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Klein succeeds Charles “Sandy” Wilkes, the founding Chairman of the organization, who will now serve as Chairman Emeritus in recognition of…
D.C. Policy Center Announces Major Initiative: “Competitiveness and Business Dynamics: A Study of the Changing Role of the District in the Washington Metropolitan Area”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Aimee Custis Director of External Relations aimee@dcpolicycenter.org (202) 223-2233 ext. 306 July 8, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The D.C. Policy Center announced today that it is embarking on a major research project on regional business patterns and overarching competitive dynamics in the Washington metropolitan area. The research, a…
Updated data suggests despite D.C.’s slowing population growth, school enrollment still expected to increase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2019 CONTACT: Chelsea Coffin, Director, Education Policy Initiative (202) 223-2233 chelsea@dcpolicycenter.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Released today, an updated report using new data from 2018 indicates that despite the District of Columbia’s slowdown in population growth, enrollment is expected to continue to increase, as births have stabilized…
Landscape of Diversity in D.C. Public Schools, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Analysis of Diversity in D.C. Schools Finds Little Overlap Between Racial and Economic Diversity New data shows a diversifying Washington region, but diversity is hard to find school by school in the District of Columbia. A new report, “Landscape of Diversity in D.C. Public Schools”, by D.C. Policy Center…
Will Children of Current Millennials Become Future Public School Students?, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Analysis of D.C. Families Indicates Middle & High School Enrollment Could Turn a Corner — If Millennials Can Afford to Stay in the City Enrollment in DC public schools is expected to increase by 21,100 students from the end of school year 2016-17 to 2026-27. Most growth will occur…
Schools in the Neighborhood, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Analysis of School Enrollment Finds Few Predictable Pathways Through 12th Grade for D.C. Families Three-quarters of all public school students living in the Wilson High School feeder pattern attend their in-boundary school, but elsewhere in D.C., a nearly equal share go out of boundary or choose charters. WASHINGTON,…
Taking Stock of the District’s Housing Stock: Capacity, Affordability, and Pressures on Family Housing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Taking Stock of the District’s Housing Stock: Capacity, Affordability, and Pressures on Family Housing Washington, D.C., March 27, 2018—A new report from the D.C. Policy Center provides the first comprehensive picture of the District’s housing stock and how well it is equipped to support a diverse city…
Announcing Education Policy Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANNOUNCING EDUCATION POLICY INITIATIVE WASHINGTON, D.C. October 26, 2017 – The D.C. Policy Center is growing and now launching its new Education Policy Initiative to study how the city’s education policies, demographic changes, housing options, and transportation intersect. Since its establishment in 2016, the D.C. Policy Center…
New report on out-of-school time programs shows gaps between needs and capacity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New report from the D.C. Policy Center finds that many children and youth participate in out-of-school time programs in the District, but there are gaps and mismatches between needs and capacity The report reviews capacity and need for afterschool and summer programs and identifies program gaps across the city….