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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

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 PortfolioPopulation Dynamics in the District of Columbia since 2000

Brooke DeRenzis, January 2008, The Brookings Institution

Evidence from a variety of sources indicates that there is renewed interest in living in the District of Columbia. Brooke DeRenzis reviews changes among D.C.’s population since 2000 and examines movement in and out of the city. She finds that the city has drawn newcomers from across the country. Many of those leaving the District are settling in the Washington region’s suburbs.



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Demographics, Washington DC, Cities, Community Development, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Pathway to the Middle Class: Migration and Demographic Change in Prince George's County

Alice M. Rivlin and Brooke DeRenzis, April 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Pathway to the Middle Class: Migration and Demographic Change in Prince George's County

Alice M. Rivlin and Brooke DeRenzis, April 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in the District of Columbia: A Community Discussion

Monday, March 26, 2007
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in the District of Columbia: A Community Discussion

Monday, March 26, 2007
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in the District of Columbia: A Community Discussion

Monday, March 26, 2007
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in the District of Columbia: A Community Discussion

Monday, March 26, 2007
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class From Within

Martha Ross, March 26, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class From Within

Martha Ross, March 26, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class from Within

Brooke DeRenzis and Martha Ross, March 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class from Within

Brooke DeRenzis and Martha Ross, March 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class from Within

Brooke DeRenzis and Martha Ross, March 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class from Within

Brooke DeRenzis and Martha Ross, March 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioD.C. Housing Task Force Recommendations: One Year Later

Alice M. Rivlin, March 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioD.C. Housing Task Force Recommendations: One Year Later

Alice M. Rivlin, March 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDistrict of Columbia Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007

Alice M. Rivlin, February 13, 2007, Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole

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Alice M. Rivlin

Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Economic Studies

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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