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D.C. wants more kids to finish college. Here’s what it would take. | The Washington Post

May 06, 2024
  • D.C. Policy Center

On May 5, 2024, the D.C. Policy Center was cited by the Washington Post:

There are other reasons to celebrate: More D.C. students are finishing high school and, after years of decline, the most recent data shows that the share of students enrolling in college saw a modest improvement in 2022. But the city still has a problem with college completion — roughly 18 out of 100 ninth-graders will finish college within six years of graduating high school, according to an estimate from the D.C. Policy Center, a local think tank.

Read More: D.C. wants more kids to finish college. Here’s what it would take.

Additional reading: State of D.C. Schools, 2022-23: Challenges to pandemic recovery in a new normal

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Established in 2016, the D.C. Policy Center is a non-partisan research and policy organization committed to advancing policies for a strong and vibrant economy in the District of Columbia. Through rigorous research and collaboration, the D.C. Policy Center develops and tests policy ideas, disseminates its findings, and engages in constructive dialogue and debate.

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