D.C. Policy Center

🏫 We're looking for D.C. high school students to participate in listening sessions to inform the State of D.C. Schools 2024-25 report! 🌟 Students will receive a $50 gift card and a meal for attending a listening session. ➡️ For more information and to register: https://lnkd.in/eUmfKXPj

🌟 We want to know how the business community feels about the local, regional, and national economies! 📊 The 2025 Quarter 2 round of the Business Sentiments Survey will remain open until 11:59 PM on April 30, 2025. Representatives from businesses and nonprofits currently or formerly located in the D.C. region are encouraged to participate. ➡️ Complete the survey: https://lnkd.in/ewX_xeb2

🏫 We're looking for high school students to participate in listening sessions to inform the State of D.C. Schools 2024-25 report. 📚 Students will be asked to share their experiences in D.C.’s public schools, including DCPS and public charters. ➡️ For more information and to register: https://lnkd.in/eUmfKXPj

🌟 The 2025 Quarter 2 Business Sentiments Survey is now live! 📊 Representatives from businesses in D.C. and the region are encouraged to participate. Survey respondents will be asked to express their expectations for the economy and to share their approaches toward AI in the workplace. ➡️ Take the survey: https://lnkd.in/e-PGjTGR

✨ In honor of DC College Access Program's (DC-CAP) College Signing Day and the 1,100 students in the Class of 2025 who will be supported by their work, D.C. Policy Center’s chart of the week today explores where D.C. students attend postsecondary. 📊 Updated data released by the U.S. Department of Education show where D.C.’s high school class of 2022 began postsecondary for a two- or four-year degree programs, including graduates of District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), public charter schools, and private schools. About 75 percent of D.C.’s alumni who went to postsecondary left D.C., and 25 percent attended a higher education institution in D.C. 🗺️ Search the map by university to see where D.C.'s alumni attend here: https://lnkd.in/emfrFxuT

🎓  In honor of DC College Access Program's (DC-CAP) College Signing Day and the 1,100 students in the Class of 2025 who will be supported by their work, Friday’s chart explored where D.C. students attend postsecondary. 📊 Updated data released by the U.S. Department of Education show where D.C.’s high school class of 2022 began postsecondary for a two- or four-year degree programs. About 75 percent of D.C.’s alumni who went to postsecondary left D.C., and 25 percent attended a higher education institution in D.C. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehheVW3C

🏘️ In "TOPA's Promise and Pitfalls," researchers Emilia Calma and Yesim Sayin examine D.C.'s housing market. 📊 The paper highlights that of the total rental market in the District, only 21% of units are truly market rate. Other units are subsidized or face rent restrictions or affordability requirements. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eNvDKfqS

🌟 Yesterday, Director of Research and Policy Emilia Calma testified before DC Council’s Committee on Executive Administration and Labor at the Public Roundtable on Job Training and Workforce Development. 📊 Her testimony focused on the disparities in outcomes for those born in D.C. and those who move to D.C. as adults and the need to focus workforce development efforts on narrowing those gaps. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dGrrW7ad

📈 This week's chart examines the growing wage gap in D.C., even as national trends narrow. 💰 "Between 1980 and 2024, the gaps between the median hourly wage and the bottom of the wage distribution increased in the District but decreased nationally. In D.C., the gap between median hourly wage and 10th percentile wage widened by 11 percentage points—from 47 percent to 58 percent. Nationally, in contrast, this gap narrowed by 2 percentage points, from 45 percent to 43 percent. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqRaGTSF

🌸 With cherry blossoms in peak bloom, D.C. has seen an uptick in tourism. 📈 Revisit this chart of the week from Rivlin Initiative Director Daniel Burge on the value of tourism to D.C.'s economy: https://lnkd.in/eyJDGwMz