Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
The Council Must Fund Childcare in DC
By Anne Gunderson • June 17, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
The District’s Pay Equity Fund is a Success and it Deserves Full Funding
By Anne Gunderson • June 12, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Funding Early Childhood Education is Vital to DC’s Future
By Anne Gunderson • March 6, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
If You Build It: Recommendations for Increasing the Supply of Affordable Child Care to Meet District Demand
By Anne Gunderson and Diana Chavez Cruz • February 19, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Insufficient Funding Jeopardizes Health Care Access for Early Educators
By Anne Gunderson • January 28, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Budget Constraints Necessitate Changes to the PEF Formula and Structure
By Anne Gunderson • August 22, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
With Council Changes, the FY 2025 Budget Advances Educational Equity
By Erika Roberson • July 29, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund, Early Learning Programs
By Anne Gunderson • May 16, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
All Publications & Resources
Press Release
Statement on Final Passage of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2025
Press Release
Leaders of Direct Service, Anti-Poverty Organizations in Letter to DC Council: “We are Deeply Alarmed by Proposed Budget”
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2025
Testimony
The Council Must Fund Childcare in DC
By Anne Gunderson • June 17, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Trump’s Military Parade Another Imposition on District Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 17, 2025
In The News
Bowser Budget Proposal Would Scale Back Health Care for Immigrants, Others
The Washington Post • June 16, 2025
In The News
Bowser's budget would avoid tax hikes, move 25K DC residents off Medicaid
NBC News Washington • June 16, 2025
Testimony
The DC Budget Needs to Equitably Grow the Economy
By Shira Markoff • June 12, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
