Parents’ perceptions of public schools are an important source of feedback for policymakers and District school leaders, who frequently hear…

On July 30, 2020, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that public schools in the District would start the academic year…

This post originally appeared on the Urban Institute’s Greater DC blog.   D.C.’s school choice policies allow families to send…

Since the mid-2000s, the District of Columbia has experienced a population boom accompanied by rising housing values—and, in recent years,…

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

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

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

Where is the school-age population likely to live? This post examines population forecasts and housing prices to highlight areas of…