Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Priorities
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 19, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
The District budget presents an opportunity to make critical investments that ensure every DC resident has the chance to fulfill their potential. By adequately investing in schools, early education, housing, and health care—the building blocks of thriving […]
Five Ways to Use DCFPI’s Updated School Finance Primer
By Alyssa Noth • February 18, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
With dozens of acronyms and hard-to-read budget documents, it can be difficult for parents, advocates, and policymakers to understand how and why school budget decisions are made
Investing in Our Kids
By Alyssa Noth and Danielle Hamer • February 18, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Investments in public education require important community decisions. Economic opportunity and growth—for individuals, families, and the city as a whole—are closely tied to how well we educate our children. This guide is designed to help parents and other […]
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell At the Hearing on the Cashless Retailers Prohibition Act of 2019
By Tazra Mitchell • February 13, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty
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Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education and Public Charter School Board
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 12, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Testimony of Alyssa Noth At the Hearing on the Fair Access to Selective High Schools Amendment Act of 2019
By Alyssa Noth • February 10, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Taxes: Advance Tax Policy that Centers Equity, Adequacy, and Inclusive Growth
By Tazra Mitchell • February 5, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
The fiscal year (FY) 2021 DC budget should raise sufficient revenue to address DC’s challenges and invest in things that build equitable, inclusive state economies—such as high-quality early learning and schools in all wards, affordable housing, human […]
Remove Barriers that Deny Health Coverage to Thousands of Immigrants
By Ed Lazere • February 5, 2020 • Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
The District should use the fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget to address inequities in access to health care, by removing barriers put in front of immigrant families and individuals.
Homelessness: Prevent and End Homelessness, and Improve Conditions for Residents Experiencing Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • February 5, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Stable housing is out of reach for far too many District residents, many of whom have lived in the District their entire lives and are finding themselves priced out our rental market. In addition the 4,7000 households that experience literal homelessness on […]
