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In addition to providing an update on housing challenges facing the Washington region, 2006 Housing in the Nation's Capital report focuses on the intersections among public schools, housing, and neighborhood revitalization.

It addresses questions such as: How much is the Washington region investing in public school facilities in an effort to keep pace with population growth and school modernization needs?

How many public school students will be generated by the thousands of new housing units under construction or planned in the District of Columbia?

Do school segregation patterns mirror the racial divides of residential neighborhoods?

Can school employees afford to live in the communities they serve?

Building on answers to these questions, Housing in the Nation's Capital 2006 also reviews ways in which housing and school policies can come together to help the District achieve its goals of growing and becoming more attractive to families with children.

It also discusses examples in which affordable housing and public school investments are converging at the neighborhood level to improve the quality of life for current city residents and increase the prospects that future generations will find the District a desirable place to live and raise their children.