District of Columbia

The reform of public education in the nation's capital

Report

A Policymaker’s Playbook for Transforming Teaching

Authored byThomas Toch

The District of Columbia Public Schools’ transformation of teaching into a performance-based profession

Report

Right From the Start: D.C.’s Groundbreaking Teacher Hiring Strategy

Authored byLynn Olson

A model teacher-hiring system

Report

Common Lotteries and the Future of Urban Public Education

Authored byThomas Toch

How D.C.’s school lottery makes public school choice work better for both students and schools

Report

Vouchers in D.C.: Choosing Not to Choose

Authored byPhyllis W. Jordan, Kendell Long

An analysis of D.C.’s federally funded private-school voucher program

Universal Pre-K

17

States, plus D.C., with a universal pre-k policy as of January 2023
5

States with at least 70 percent of 4-year-olds enrolled in pre-K, 2019-20

Source: National Institute for Early Education Research

Math Test Scores in D.C.

31%

D.C. students scoring proficient in math in 2019
19%

D.C. students scoring proficient in math in 2022

Source: Office of the State Superintendent of Schools

D.C. Neighborhood Schools

28%

Students in the District of Columbia attending their designated neighborhood school

Source: D.C. Policy Center

From the Field

Research Notes: The Impact of Pre-K3 Programs on Elementary Enrollments, Student Supports

Authored byTony Tao

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Commentary

Testimony: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in the District of Columbia

Authored byLiz Cohen

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Commentary

Testimony: How to Retain Teacher Talent in the District of Columbia

Authored byThomas Toch

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Commentary

How D.C. Public Schools Improved Teacher Quality, Diversity

Authored byLynn Olson, Thomas Toch

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Report

Right From the Start: D.C.’s Groundbreaking Teacher Hiring Strategy

Authored byLynn Olson

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Commentary

The Pandemic Dims a Beacon of School Improvement

Authored byJosh Boots

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Report

Disrupted: The Path to School Reform in the Nation’s Capital

Authored byThomas Toch

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Commentary

Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the Nation’s Capital

Authored byPhyllis W. Jordan

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Commentary

Retaining Teachers: The View from Washington, D.C.

Authored byThomas Toch

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From the Field

Rethinking What and How 45,000 Students Learn

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Report

Common Lotteries and the Future of Urban Public Education

Authored byThomas Toch

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Commentary

ANNOTATION: Parsing the Plan to Expand D.C.’s Voucher Program

Authored byPhyllis W. Jordan

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