RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Hugh B. Price, August 2008, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Hugh 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Brooke DeRenzis, Martha Ross and Alice M. Rivlin, June 06, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
BOOK
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
BOOK
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Janet Currie, March 2001, The Brookings Institution
Children's Roundtable Report #5, by Janet Currie Read More