Living Wages Help Build an Economy that Works Better
By Tazra Mitchell • October 1, 2019 • Income & Poverty
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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 […]
Study of School Funding Formula Presents Opportunity to Involve the Community
By Qubilah Huddleston • September 24, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Every student in DC deserves to attend an adequately funded public school. Yet the District’s mechanism for funding public schools, the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula (UPSFF), is failing to keep up with the rising costs of education.
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!
Testimony of Kamolika Das at the Public Hearing on Bill 23-133, Supporting Essential Workers Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act of 2019
By Kamolika Das • July 15, 2019 • Income & Poverty
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A Path to Better Budgeting: Suspend the Council Finance Committee
By Ed Lazere • July 2, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
The full Council should take over the Finance Committee’s tax policy role, since revenue decisions affect the ability to fund Council-wide priorities.
Transparency: A Key to Education Equity and Better School Budgets
By Ed Lazere • June 27, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
The budget will grow 3 percent per student, yet average DCPS teacher costs are rising over 4 percent, meaning resources won’t be enough system-wide to maintain staffing and services.
Beyond Outdoor Movies: Summer in DC Also Brings Paid Family Leave and a Higher Minimum Wage
By Simone Holzer • June 24, 2019 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
This week, we’re celebrating DC’s progress towards implementing paid family leave and a new minimum wage increase that goes into effect July 1—a week from today.
