Featured Publications & Resources
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
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
By Tina Paden • December 21, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
Defining Adequacy for DC Public Education
By Tina Paden • December 10, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Things to Know About DC’s Home Visitation Program Expansion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 30, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Show Us the Money: DCPS Needs to Clearly Identify Cost Savings Before Closing DC Public Schools
By Tina Paden • November 20, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on Review of School Closures within the District of Columbia Public Schools and Bill 19-734, School Boundary Review Act
By Tina Paden • November 20, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
The School Closure List: A First Take
By Tina Paden • November 13, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Public Comments in Opposition to Proposed Federal "Public Charge" Rule
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 15, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Blog
25 Years In, DCFPI Has Built a Strong Foundation for the Road Ahead
By Erica Williams • January 14, 2026
Blog
DC Tax Credits for Households with Low Incomes Will Reduce Child Poverty by One-Fifth
By Maria Manansala • December 18, 2025 • Income & Poverty / Taxes
In The News
Delays and a subsidy shortage leave single homeless residents out in the cold
Street Sense Media • December 9, 2025
Fact Sheets
Why Revenue is Essential for Early Childhood Education
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 19, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Part Two of Mayor Bowser’s “Growth” Agenda Ignores Moment of Crisis
By Shira Markoff • November 7, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
Here’s how D.C. solved the billion-dollar budget problem Congress created
WAMU • October 22, 2025
In The News
D.C. renters face record eviction levels amid dwindling aid and rising housing costs
The 51st • October 10, 2025
Press Release
Over 150 Organizations Call on Congress to Commit to Defending DC’s Autonomy
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 6, 2025
