D.C. Policy Center https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html D.C. Policy Center D.C. Voices: Highlights from the release of State of D.C. Schools, 2024-25 Work with us Five insights from the second year of the D.C. Policy Center’s Quarterly Business Sentiments Survey Updating D.C.’s enrollment projections: Trends, methodology, and implications The State of Schools in Washington, DC Is Strong — and Getting Stronger | DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education David Rusk To create housing affordability, D.C. needs more than subsidies Education Policy Initiative Students Can Show Up For 1 Minute And Still Be Marked Present, DC School Board Warns | NewsOne Empty offices, vacant storefronts raise stakes in D.C. mayoral election | The Washington Post The Alice M. Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy & Competitiveness Is the District of Columbia still competitive? Business Sentiments Survey Hannah Mason Our People Federal layoffs drove 96% of 2025 job losses | WMAL DC schools see a boost in performance, but challenges in absenteeism | WTOP D.C.’s most apolitical official is on the hot seat — with $180M on the line | Washington Post Can D.C. make sure kids have safety nets and food during bad weather? | Street Sense Media Chart of the week: 78,845 fewer D.C. residents worked from home in 2024 than in 2021. Chart of the week: D.C. metro area population growth under 1 percent in 2025, lagging lower-cost peers Absenteeism still an issue in DC, even as schools see gains | 7News State of D.C. Schools, 2024-25: Forward momentum Occupational licensing creates barriers to workforce participation and raises costs for funeral directors and embalmers State of D.C. Schools, 2024-25 D.C. must strengthen connection between high school experiences and access to high-wage jobs D.C. non-profits find creative ways to aid the unhoused amid funding cuts | Washington Blade To address housing affordability, we need to consider singletons | Greater Greater Washington Educator retention a sign of strength in D.C. schools T. Michelle Colson: Young DC natives face unique challenges accessing workforce opportunities in their home city. We can change that. | The DC Line Improving housing affordability by reforming Inclusionary Zoning Chart of the week: D.C. student assessment results show growth varies by student group Matching resource allocations to enrollment projections in D.C. schools D.C. Voices: Highlights from the release of State of D.C. Schools, 2021-22 D.C. Voices: Juvenile Justice Baltimore County schools’ student population shrinks as the number of administration workers grows | Washington Times D.C. non-profits find creative ways to aid the unhoused amid funding cuts | Washington Blade One DC Council member believes the city’s school system should prepare in wake of declining birth rates | WTOP English learners and Latino students’ outcomes have declined, signaling a need for additional focus and support for these students Chart of the week: Projecting future births and young children in D.C. Chart of the week: D.C.’s population growth slowed in 2025—and key trends are concerning. State of D.C. Schools, 2024-25: Report preview Ward 2 fell short of 2025 affordable housing targets, raising equity concerns | GW Hatchet Team Trump moves to ban traffic cameras in DC — as NYC’s set to quadruple the dangerous devices | New York Post Reducing regulatory barriers to housing production in the District of Columbia Chart of the week: D.C.’s sluggish job market—65,600 jobs still lost nearly six years after the pandemic—threatens opportunities for the city’s young people. Business Sentiments Survey 2025 Quarter 4 results D.C. region heads into 2026 with an economy teetering toward recession | The Washington Post State of D.C. Schools, 2022-23: Challenges to pandemic recovery in a new normal