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Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioQuality Schools, Healthy Neighborhoods, and the Future of DC

David F. Garrison, Margery Austin Turner, Jennifer Comey, Barika Williams, Elizabeth Guernsey, Marni Allen, Mary Filardo, Nancy Huvendick and Ping Sung, September 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution

New analysis by Greater Washington Research at Brookings, the Urban Institute and 21st Century School Fund argues that Washington, DC can become a more family-friendly city by improving its public schools, expanding affordable housing, and revitalizing its neighborhoods. The paper examines families’ current public school choices and recommends that the city strategically link its policies and investments in education, affordable housing, and neighborhood revitalization in order to better serve those already living here, attract new families with children to city neighborhoods, and encourage young couples with preschool-age children to stay in the city. Read More

Washington DC, Economic Mobility, Education, Cities, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioMobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed

Hugh B. Price, August 2008, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Mobilizing the Community to Help Students SucceedHugh B. Price shares the lessons learned during his tenure as president of the National Urban League and explains how educators can collaborate with others to reverse poor motivation, reward student success, and realize higher achievement in even the most challenged school districts. Read More

Education, Community Development, K-12 Education, Urban and Inner-city Schools, Children & Families

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Save to My PortfolioEnvisioning Opportunity: Three Options for a Community College in Washington, D.C.

Brooke DeRenzis, Martha Ross and Alice M. Rivlin, June 06, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Envisioning Opportunity: Three Options for a Community College in Washington, D.C.Of the 50 largest cities in the United States, Washington, D.C. is the only one without a fully fledged community college. Washington needs a community college in order to provide all District residents with increased opportunities for employment and further education in an affordable and flexible manner, argue the authors of this report, who offer three options for creating a community college in the nation's capital. Read More

Economic Mobility, Education, Washington DC, Cities, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioAbout-Face! A Case for Quasi-military Public High Schools

Hugh B. Price, May 2008, Educational Leadership

Hugh B. Price offers a new approach to educating young people who are faring miserably in public schools. He makes a case for quasi-military public high schools because they offer a safe environment, academic excellence and a surprising focus on the whole child. Read More

Education, K-12 Education, Urban and Inner-city Schools, Children & Families

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Save to My PortfolioPlanning for Quality Schools: Meeting the Needs of District Families

David F. Garrison, Marni D. Allen, Margery Austin Turner, Jennifer Comey, Barika X. Williams, Elizabeth Guernsey, Mary Filardo, Nancy Huvendick and Ping Sung, April 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The District of Columbia is struggling to attract and retain families with children. Most newcomers are singles and childless couples. The total number of school-age children has declined slightly. Many of the city’s schools suffer from long-standing physical, management and academic problems. The availability of quality public schools, near affordable family-friendly housing, will help determine the city’s success. Read More

Education, Inequality, Transportation, Charter Schools, Washington DC

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Save to My PortfolioPublic Oversight Roundtable on Eliminating Poverty Among District Residents

Alice M. Rivlin, January 16, 2008, D.C. City Council Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs

In testimony before the D.C. City Council Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Alice M. Rivlin presents recommendations for reducing poverty in the District. She gives examples of education and training programs that could be funded in the FY2009 budget and reviews longer-term workforce development strategies. Read More

U.S. Poverty, Washington DC, Income Distribution, Pensions, Quality-of-Life Issues

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Save to My PortfolioNew Kids on the Block

Greg J. Duncan, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Jeffrey R. Kling and Lisa Sanbonmatsu, Fall 2007, Education Next

Article by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Greg J. Duncan, Jeffrey R. Kling and Lisa Sanbonmatsu (08/14/07) Read More

Education, U.S. Poverty, Welfare, Urban and Inner-city Schools

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Plan to Improve the Quality of Teaching in American Schools

Ron Haskins and Susanna Loeb, Spring 2007, Future of Children Policy Brief

Future of Children Policy Brief by Ron Haskins and Susanna Loeb (Spring 2007) Read More

Education, Children & Families, U.S. Economy, Race, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioBloomberg's Education Reforms in New York City: An Assessment

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Education, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioBrookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs: 2003

Janet Rothenberg Pack and William G. Gale, August 26, 2003

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Designed to reach a wide audience of scholars and policymakers, this Read More

Education, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioAn Economic Perspective on Urban Education

Janet Rothenberg Pack, Meghan McNally and William G. Gale, June 2003

An Economic Perspective on Urban Education, Conference Report #15 by William G. Gale, Meghan McNally, Janet Rothenberg Pack. (June 2003) Read More

Education, U.S. Poverty, Welfare, Urban and Inner-city Schools, U.S. Economy

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioBridging the Achievement Gap

John E. Chubb and Tom Loveless, November 11, 2002

The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers for years. This book provides, for the first time in one place, evidence that the achievement gap can be b Read More

Education, Race, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioProblems and Prospects for Urban Areas

Janet Rothenberg Pack, Samara R. Potter and William G. Gale, July 2002, Brookings Institution

"Problems and Prospects for Urban Areas," Conference Report #13, by William G. Gale, Janet Rothenberg Pack, and Samara R. Potter (July 2002) Read More

Education, Urban and Inner-city Schools, Transportation, Cities

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe New Urban Leaders

Joyce A. Ladner, September 13, 2001

Based on interviews conducted in major cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and New York, this study focuses on exceptional community leaders who have developed effective solutions to the complex problems of our Read More

U.S. Poverty, Welfare, Education, Community Development, Urban and Inner-city Schools

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Save to My PortfolioA Fresh Start for Head Start?

Janet Currie, March 2001, The Brookings Institution

Children's Roundtable Report #5, by Janet Currie Read More

Head Start, Education, Urban and Inner-city Schools, Children & Families

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Paul T. Hill

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Paul Hill’s research focuses on reform of public elementary and secondary education. A former federal policy advisor on education, he now directs the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington.


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Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

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Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  Her current projects focus on the politics of federal judicial selection and the consequences of partisan polarization.

ExpertDouglas W. Elmendorf

Doug Elmendorf, whose government posts have included the Federal Reserve, Treasury, Council of Economic Advisors, and CBO, focuses his research on macroeconomics and fiscal policy. He is co-editor of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and director of The Hamilton Project, which develops proposals for shared growth.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertJoshua M. Epstein

A leader in the agent-based computational modeling methodology and a recent recipient of the 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, Josh Epstein is known for his groundbreaking work on epidemics and bioterrorism.

ExpertJulia B. Isaacs

Julia Isaacs focuses on public investments in children and how children are affected by national budgetary policies. A former federal budget analyst, she also researches the economic mobility of children and families across the income spectrum.

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

ExpertDarrell M. West

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings. His studies include campaigns and elections, political advertising, mass media, public opinion, technology policy and electronic government.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert S. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

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Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

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