STATEMENT: DC Fiscal Policy Institute Applauds Mayor’s Increase in School Funding
By Gail Zuagar • February 3, 2020
Press statement from DCFPI on the Mayor’s announcement to increase the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula.
Black DC Workers Face Deep Inequities a Decade into an Economic Recovery
By Gail Zuagar • January 28, 2020
Despite 10 years of a booming DC economy, unemployment among Black DC residents remains higher than before the recession, and Black incomes have failed to grow, according to a new report.
District’s School Budgeting Practices Leave Black and Brown Students with Less
By Gail Zuagar • December 17, 2019
A new report from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) reveals that the budgeting tool DC uses to project rising costs fails to take into account current services funding levels, and recently began omitting education altogether.
New Report Challenges DCPS Funding Choices
By Gail Zuagar • December 10, 2019
A new report released today by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) finds that choices made by DCPS over how to allocate funds to its schools end up reinforcing, rather than reducing, inequities by geography, race, and income. The report, “The Funding […]
New Study Reveals $740 Million DC School Funding Shortfall Over Seven Years
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 2, 2019
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.
Proposed Bill Would Advance Education Equity in the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2019
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
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
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.
CFO Overreach in Designating Events DC Surplus Jeopardizes Critical Public Housing Repairs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2019
DC’s CFO has overstepped his role and put the health of thousands of DC residents living in dilapidated public housing at further risk by rejecting the Council’s plan to use the District’s Events DC surplus to address deplorable public housing conditions.
DC Council Cuts Funding for Critical Affordable Housing Programs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 22, 2019
The DC Council has cut money from two affordable housing programs to fund another, setting a dangerous precedent and undermining efforts to increase investments in affordable housing.
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