Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education and Finance Policy Analyst, At the FY 2012 Performance Oversight Hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
By Tina Paden • March 15, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
A Budget That Gives Parents the Tools to Succeed in the Job Market
By Tina Paden • March 15, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
An Uphill Climb for DC Schools: A Look at DC CAS Trends
By Tina Paden • March 13, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR DC SCHOOLS: A LOOK AT DC CAS TEST SCORE TRENDS
By Tina Paden • March 13, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Performance Oversight Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
By Tina Paden • February 22, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
Supporting Low-Performing Schools through Out-of-School Time Programs and Parent Engagement
By Tina Paden • February 22, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
What to Watch: How Savings from the DC Public Schools Consolidation Will Be Reinvested Next Year
By Tina Paden • January 24, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Will Closing Schools Pay Off? DCPS Closure Plan Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings or Better Resourced Schools
By Tina Paden • January 15, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
Will Closing Schools Pay Off? DCPS Closure Plan Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings or Better Resourced Schools
By Tina Paden • January 15, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Op-Ed
TRUE or FALSE? Closing DCPS Schools Will Make the System Stronger?
By Tina Paden • January 8, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Cuts Undermine Education Equity
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 18, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Public Restrooms are Fundamental to Human Dignity and Health
By Kate Coventry • April 10, 2024 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Press Release
DC Voters Strongly Support Taxing Wealth to Raise Revenue and Address Inequality
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 10, 2024
In The News
D.C. mayor’s fiscal plan raises eyebrows over potential harm to minority youth
AFRO News • April 9, 2024
Blog
Unshared Sacrifice and Unkept Promises: First Look at the Mayor’s Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
Advocates Respond to CFO’s Mandate to Replenish Reserves
Washington Informer • April 4, 2024
In The News
Bowser’s 2025 Budget Wipes Out Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. She Blames the CFO.
Washington City Paper • April 4, 2024
Press Release
Mayor’s Budget Proposal Demands Biggest Sacrifices from Lowest Income Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 3, 2024
Fact Sheets
Without Replacement Funds for Expiring Pandemic Dollars, Schools Face Instability
By Erika Roberson • March 27, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget