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.
Within schools, student diversity is low in the District of Columbia. The 2018 D.C. Policy Center report, Landscape of Diversity…
The “At-risk priority in D.C.’s common lottery: Potential implications for access and diversity” report explores the implications of implementing a…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, households with children are more likely to face loss of employment income than households without children…
The D.C. Policy Center’s recent report, Transition to College or Career for the District’s High School Students, examined what we…
The “Transition to College or Career for the District’s High School Students” report explores outcomes for D.C.’s students at the…
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…
Teacher quality is the most influential school-level contributor to student achievement,[i] which means retaining effective teachers is an essential component…
After declaring a public health emergency for the District of Columbia on March 11th, 2020, Mayor Bowser closed non-essential businesses…
