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Policy Brief: How the District of Columbia Can Create Universal Out-of-School Time Opportunities for Youth | DC Action

October 26, 2023
  • D.C. Policy Center

On October 26, 2023, the D.C. Policy Center report Needs assessment of out-of-school time programs in the District of Columbia was cited in a DC Action policy brief on out of school time programs:

Disinvestment linked to structural racism, as shown by data from the DC Policy Center’s 2023 OST needs assessment of OST, highlights the fact that Ward 8, where 92% of youth are Black, is home to the highest population of students who do not have access to OST activities. Ward 7, where 82% of the youth are Black, has the second-highest population of students who lack these opportunities.

Read more: Policy Brief: How the District of Columbia Can Create Universal Out-of-School Time Opportunities for Youth | DC Action

Related D.C. Policy Center publication: Needs assessment of out-of-school time programs in the District of Columbia

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