Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Danielle Hamer at the Early Childhood Educator Compensation Task Force Roundtable
By Danielle Hamer • December 17, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
City Leaders Must Invest Further to Ensure the Long-Term Stability of DC’s School-Based Behavioral Health Program
By Heather Lavoie • December 13, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Hearing on DC Public Schools Budget for School Year 2022-2023
By Qubilah Huddleston • November 9, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Budget Resource Page
Greater Investments in Public Education Still Fail to Set a Roadmap for Transformation and Equity
By Qubilah Huddleston • October 1, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
The Latest Plan for Increased Child Care Educator Pay Offers Too Little, Too Late
By Danielle Hamer • July 15, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Erica Williams, DCFPI Executive Director at the Overall Budget Public Hearing, Committee of the Whole
By Erica Williams • June 25, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston, Education Policy Analyst at the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget Hearing on Department of Behavioral Health DC Council Committee of Health
By Qubilah Huddleston • June 4, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell, DCFPI Policy Director at the Budget Oversight Hearing, DC Council Committee of the Whole
By Tazra Mitchell • June 3, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston, Education Policy Analyst at the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget Hearing on DC Education Agencies, DC Council Committee of the Whole
By Qubilah Huddleston • June 3, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Failure to Build a High-Quality Child Care System is a Major Misstep in the Mayor’s Budget
By Danielle Hamer and Jarred Bowman • June 2, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
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Blog
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
Blog
Raising Revenue Could Help Stabilize DC’s Credit Ratings
By Erica Williams • April 25, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
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
