On June 16, 2026, Deputy Director Chelsea Coffin was quoted in The 74: Chelsea Coffin, an education policy specialist for the D.C. Policy Center, called the latest round of state assessments “a very good sign for D.C. students.” “What we saw last school year were really large gains — even compared to…

This chart of the week examines employment trends in the District and the D.C. metro area between January 2025 and April 2026.   Between January 2025 and April 2026, nonfarm employment in the District, federal government employment, employment in professional and business services, and employment in leisure and hospitality all declined. Nonfarm…

Emilia Calma, Director of The Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy, coauthored a report for the Brookings Institution DMV Monitor. The report examines the region’s weakening housing market in the wake of repeated economic disruptions. Housing costs are still a clear barrier to new job growth, and there is an opportunity for local governments to…