These are our education publications. We have a new Education Policy Initiative that focuses solely on education in the District. To learn more about it, please see the Education Policy Initiative webpage.

Chelsea Coffin / August 26, 2019

D.C.’s disconnect between citywide enrollment growth and neighborhood change

Chelsea Coffin / August 26, 2019

D.C.’s disconnect between citywide enrollment growth and neighborhood change

The D.C. Policy Center report “D.C.’s disconnect between citywide enrollment growth and neighborhood change” examines changes in enrollment, school-age population,…

Chelsea Coffin / June 6, 2019

Testimony from Chelsea Coffin on the Master Facilities Plan Approval Resolution of 2019

Chelsea Coffin / June 6, 2019

Testimony from Chelsea Coffin on the Master Facilities Plan Approval Resolution of 2019

On June 5, 2019, D.C. Policy Center Director of the Education Policy Initiative Chelsea Coffin testified on PR23-0193, The “Master…

Chelsea Coffin / May 20, 2019

Enrollment still expected to increase despite slower population growth in D.C.

Chelsea Coffin / May 20, 2019

Enrollment still expected to increase despite slower population growth in D.C.

Population growth in the District of Columbia is slowing and migration patterns are changing. Population growth in 2018 was 2,400…

Yesim Sayin Taylor & Kathryn Zickuhr / March 29, 2019

Funding sources and expenditure patterns of out-of-school time programs in D.C.

Yesim Sayin Taylor & Kathryn Zickuhr / March 29, 2019

Funding sources and expenditure patterns of out-of-school time programs in D.C.

A new D.C. Policy Center report outlines the funding sources and expenditure patterns of subsidized[1] afterschool and summer programs in…

Yesim Sayin Taylor & Kathryn Zickuhr / March 29, 2019

The Funding Landscape of Out-of-School Time Programs in the District of Columbia: Full Report

Yesim Sayin Taylor & Kathryn Zickuhr / March 29, 2019

The Funding Landscape of Out-of-School Time Programs in the District of Columbia: Full Report

ABSTRACT This report, “The Funding Landscape of Out-of-School Time Programs in the District of Columbia: Sources of Funds, Uses of…

Yesim Sayin Taylor / March 6, 2019

Testimony of Executive Director Yesim Taylor on Confirmation of State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang

On March 6, 2019, D.C. Policy Center Executive Director Yesim Sayin Taylor testified before the Committee of the Whole and…

Guest Contributor / February 26, 2019

Beyond diversity to equitable, inclusive schools

Guest Contributor / February 26, 2019

Beyond diversity to equitable, inclusive schools

By Laura Wilson Phelan and Lee Teitel After centuries of exclusion and segregation within the American education system, major…

Chelsea Coffin / February 6, 2019

Racial and ethnic diversity over time in D.C.’s schools

Chelsea Coffin / February 6, 2019

Racial and ethnic diversity over time in D.C.’s schools

One key finding of the recent D.C. Policy Center report “Landscape of Diversity in D.C. Public Schools: What Does School Diversity…

Chelsea Coffin / December 20, 2018

No Guarantee of a Seat at D.C.’s Most Racially Diverse Schools

Chelsea Coffin / December 20, 2018

No Guarantee of a Seat at D.C.’s Most Racially Diverse Schools

How easy is it to get a seat at D.C.’s most diverse schools? This blog post examines the relationship between…

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