D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 1213
1213.1 The array of learning institutions is vitally important to Washington, DC and its residents, particularly its youth. Institutions of higher learning are involved in a myriad of community and educational partnerships to improve access to education, economic opportunities for residents, and investment in the community at-large. Partnerships between institutions of higher learning and DCPS and its students, have and should, continue to provide educational opportunities and advantages for the District’s children.
Encourage partnerships among the District’s colleges and universities, anchor institutions, and K-12 schools to create additional pathways to learning for students, young adults, and lifelong learners. Support schools of continuing studies to remain open.
Support continued corporate citizenship among Washington, DC’s large institutions, including its colleges, universities, hospitals, private schools, and nonprofits. This should include a continued commitment to high-quality architecture and design on local campuses, expanded use of green building methods and low impact development, and the adaptive reuse and preservation of historic buildings.
Strengthen connections among educational programs, skills training, and workforce development initiatives to support development of career pathways and prosperity for all.
Encourage universities to expand service-oriented partnerships that connect students with local communities and that can strengthen town-gown relationships.
Encourage universities to conduct research in a manner that partners students and faculty with members of the local community to help inform thinking on community-driven topics.
Encourage universities to expand low-cost access to courses and other university offerings to older adults who reside in Washington, DC beyond zip codes that directly surround the university.
See also the Economic Development Element for additional policies on education
and workforce development.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).