Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Joint Performance Oversight Hearing on the Department of Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 29, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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New Study Reveals $740 Million DC School Funding Shortfall Over Seven Years
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 2, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
A new report released today by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute uncovers a $740 million gap over the last seven years between actual funding for DC’s public and public charter schools and the level that would be considered minimally adequate.
DCFPI Welcomes Gail Zuagar to Our Team!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 29, 2019
Gail joined DCFPI in November 2019 as Communications Manager, where she works to develop and implement the organization’s overall communications strategy.
Defending Our Neighbors Who Live in Encampments
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 25, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
A focus on moving encampments doesn’t solve anything because it fails to address the underlying causes—a severe shortage of affordable housing and a shelter system in need of improvement. Clearing encampments one day usually means tents show up around the […]
DCFPI Welcomes Danielle Hamer and Thomas Wilson to Our Team!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 17, 2019
DCFPI is excited to welcome Danielle Hamer and Thomas Wilson to our team!
DCFPI Welcomes Tazra Mitchell to Our Team!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 7, 2019
We’re excited to introduce you to Tazra Mitchell, DCFPI’s new Policy Director! She will manage and advance the organization’s policy research and advocacy agenda.
DCFPI Welcomes Qubilah Huddleston & Alyssa Noth to Our Team!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 1, 2019
We’re excited to introduce you to Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth, DCFPI’s new Education Policy Analysts!
Proposed Bill Would Advance Education Equity in the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
New proposed legislation, the Critical Risk Rate School Funding Designation Act of 2019, represents a major step toward education equity in DC.
Organizations Decry Health Inequities in FY 2020 DC Budget, Call on Council and Mayor to Not Pit Health Programs Against Each Other
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2019 • Health Equity
Eight organizations that work on health equity and workers’ rights sent a letter today to Mayor Bowser and the DC Council, criticizing actions to cut support for United Medical Center in the DC budget for fiscal year (FY) 2020, as well as the budget’s […]
Kudos to DC Council for Finding a Way to Use Events DC Surplus For Public Housing Repairs, As They Intended
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 18, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
The Council’s solution overcomes the CFO’s earlier rejection of the Council’s plan and ensures that the District can start working on critical public housing repairs.