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SPOTLIGHT: Economic Mobility


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

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

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

SPOTLIGHT: Demographics


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Save to My Portfolio Population Dynamics in the District of Columbia since 2000

Brooke DeRenzis, January 2008

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

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care

Save to My Portfolio Putting Patients First: Developing and Maintaining Patient-Centered Medical Practices

Martha Ross and Kathy Patrick, October 24, 2007

Focus groups of low-income Washington, DC residents conducted by the DCPCA Medical Homes DC project identified multiple barriers to health care access and problems within the system. The identified barriers are common across the country, especially among low-income and minority populations, and the paper recommends several promising practices that health centers can enact to improve access to care and the patient experience. Read More

Health Care

SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Poverty


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Save to My Portfolio Public Oversight Roundtable on Eliminating Poverty Among District Residents

Alice M. Rivlin, January 16, 2008

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

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus

David F. Garrison, November 08, 2007

The federal government is planning to devote the entire 176-acre West Campus of the St. Elizabeths Hospital, a national historic landmark, to the exclusive use of the Department of Homeland Security’s headquarters. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio District of Columbia Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007

Alice M. Rivlin, February 13, 2007

In her testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole, Alice Rivlin presents her views on Mayor Fenty's proposed educational reform act. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Leaders Among Us: Developing a Community Health Worker Program in Washington, D.C.

Kathy Patrick, Martha Ross, October 2006

Washington, D.C. needs a strategy to better connect low-income and uninsured residents with high-quality primary care medical services. This paper recommends the development of a citywide community health worker program. Read More

Research and Commentary

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

Brooke DeRenzis, Martha Ross, March 2007

This paper makes a set of focused recommendations to increase the skills, earnings, and employment of at least 10,500 low-income, less-skilled residents over the next seven years. Read More

Recent Research and Commentary

Education Planning 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, Ping Sung, April 24, 2008

Education Why Washington Needs a Community College

Alice M. Rivlin, Walter Smith, July 06, 2008

Economic Mobility Envisioning Opportunity: Three Options for a Community College in Washington, D.C.

Brooke DeRenzis, Martha Ross, Alice M. Rivlin, June 06, 2008

U.S. Economy The Bear Stearns Rescue: The Fed’s Money Well Spent

Alice M. Rivlin, April 11, 2008

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ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

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.

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.

ExpertWarwick J. McKibbin

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

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.

ProgramGovernance Studies

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.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers. Read More

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.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

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.

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 V. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

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. 

ExpertWilliam Galston

Bill Galston, the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies, is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns and elections. His research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.