The proposed FY 2020 budget will reinforce gentrification and displacement of Black residents, and fails to take meaningful steps to address the city’s persistent racial inequities, according to a new analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
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17 of the 20 DC public schools facing steep budget cuts next year are in Ward 7 or Ward 8, according to an analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. The DCFPI report also finds that overall funding for DCPS will not keep up with rising costs, leading to cuts […]
As the DC Council works on the FY 2020 budget, they should eliminate or scale back ineffective tax incentive programs, and use the savings to better fund urgent priorities such as housing and schools, according to a new DCFPI report.