Featured Publications & Resources
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More Answers Needed on the Proposed Special Education Budget
By Tina Paden • April 4, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: How Did DC Schools Fare in the Mayor’s FY 2013 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 27, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Doing the Math of DC Schools Funding: A Look at the Public Education Finance Reform Commission and Its Recommendations
By Tina Paden • February 27, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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OSSE Accepting Public Feedback on Application for NCLB/ESEA Flexibility Waiver
By Tina Paden • February 8, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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What is this IFF Study All About and What Could it Mean for DC Schools?
By Soumya Bhat • February 3, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, for the Public Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Request for the Office of the State Superintendent for Education, Committee of the Whole
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 27, 2010 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, at the Public Hearing on the FY 2010 Budget Request for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia Committee of the Whole
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 6, 2009 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
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Mayor’s Economic Playbook Full of Disproven Ideas that Could Worsen Inequality
By Tazra Mitchell • May 12, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
Fact Sheets
Proposed Federal Medicaid and Food Assistance Cuts Will Hurt DC Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2025 • Income & Poverty
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Raising Revenue Could Help Stabilize DC’s Credit Ratings
By Erica Williams • April 25, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
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Nearly Half of All Renters and More Than Half of Black Renters in DC Struggle to Afford Rent
By Connor Zielinski • April 14, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
In The News
Trump signs order on Washington DC as Republicans exert control over city
The Guardian • April 8, 2025
In The News
No timeline yet for when House will consider bill to revert $1.1B cut to DC budget
ABC News 7 • April 8, 2025