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Advancing policies for a strong and vibrant economy in the District of Columbia This is the official page for The D.C. Policy Center on Facebook.

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04/24/2026

📉 Recent population estimates show that D.C. is underperforming its urban neighbors.

📊 Declining births and lower domestic migration have significant implications for D.C.'s finances, including for education funding and enrollment.

➡️ Read more: https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/?post_type=publications&p=12775

04/23/2026

🌟 Over the next few weeks, D.C. Policy Center experts will be testifying before DC Council at the FY2027 Budget hearings.

🏙️ Their testimonies will center on the "City that Works" framework developed by Executive Director Yesim Sayin.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/oxMs50YOcH4

04/21/2026

❓What skills are most important for D.C.-area workers? How do businesses assess potential employees? Have local businesses been able to find and hire highly-qualified candidates?

🌟 We are looking for representatives from businesses in D.C. and the metro region to help answer these questions.

➡️ Complete the survey today: https://ow.ly/Cc8p50YNzGB

04/17/2026

📉 School enrollment is trending downward in D.C., with pre-kindergarten enrollment down 3% this school year.

📚Even small changes in the student population can have big impacts on D.C.'s education budget.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/PJ6O50YL9Kl

04/15/2026

🌟 The 2026 Quarter 2 Business Sentiments Survey is now live!

📊 Participants will be asked about economic expectations, revenue trends, and workforce challenges.

➡️ Complete the survey: https://ow.ly/9f1z50YJVPf

04/14/2026

📊 D.C. Business leaders are pessimistic for the future of the local, regional, and national economies.

📉 Market indicators, including constrained GDP growth and increased unemployment, give additional weight to these views.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/sijE50YIX4l

04/10/2026

🗓️ D.C.-area business leaders expressed a difficult start to 2026.

📊 The 2026 Quarter 1 Business Sentiments Survey results reveal dimmed economic expectations, stalled hiring, and lower revenues. Concerns about public safety seem to have moderated.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/Ajoz50YH2Hb

04/09/2026

📉 D.C.'s population growth has stalled, employment is decreasing, and tax revenues have flattened.

🏘️ As the District prepares for the release of the 2027 budget, D.C. Policy Center Executive Director Yesim Sayin reflects on why fiscal discipline isn't enough. D.C. needs to focus on growth.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/KU2U50YGwaC

04/08/2026

🏙️ Ahead of the FY 2027 budget release, Executive Director Yesim Sayin reflects on what makes a city work well: balancing fiscal responsibility with economic realities; producing jobs, housing, and economic opportunity; and prioritizing effective, efficient government services.

📊 "A city that works" explores how D.C.'s growth trajectories have changed in recent years and how policymaking can realign priorities for a vibrant, resilient District of Columbia.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/XKeG50YFGpM

04/03/2026

📉 D.C. population trends are shifting–growth site below one percent and births are declining.

📊 This has significant implications for local budgets, school enrollment, and economic conditions.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/orTq50YCQJJ

04/01/2026

🌟 "D.C. Voices: Highlights from the release of State of D.C. Schools, 2024-25" summarizes key takeaways and recommendations from the "State of D.C. Schools, 2024-25" release event speakers and panelists.

📚These accomplished education experts share insights on chronic absenteeism, academic assessments, student safety, and more.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/O7rT50YBT3O

03/31/2026

👏 Yesterday, Emilia Calma, Director of The Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy, testified before the DC Council Committee on Housing on the "Housing Production Omnibus Amendment Act of 2026."

📚 Her testimony highlights the strengths of the proposed legislation while noting risks creating by spreading resources too ambitiously across priority areas and lacking predictability in housing production requirements.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/YwnM50YBlsq

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