Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
It’s Time to Update our Understanding of What a Quality Education Costs
By Marlana Wallace • February 13, 2018 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Marlana Wallace At the FY 2018 Performance Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education and the Public Charter School Board
By Marlana Wallace • February 13, 2018 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Punitive School Discipline Doesn’t Work. Let’s Help Schools Do What Does.
By Marlana Wallace • January 30, 2018 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Marlana Wallace on Bill 22-0594, Student Fair Access to School Act of 2017 and Bill 22-0179 D.C. Public Schools Alternatives to Suspension Amendment of 2017
By Marlana Wallace • January 30, 2018 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
Education: Make Essential Investments In All of DC’s Children, In and Out of The Classroom
By Marlana Wallace • January 18, 2018 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Join #WeNeed25: Advocate for Afterschool and Summer Opportunities for Every Low-Income Student
By Marlana Wallace • January 17, 2018 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
Absenteeism Symptom of Larger Issue, Institute Says
The Washington Informer • January 3, 2018 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Chronic Absenteeism is a Symptom of Underinvestment in the Supports Students Need to Thrive Inside and Outside the Classroom
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 15, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Marlana Wallace, Policy Analyst At the Public Roundtable on The State of Special Education Services in the DC Traditional and Public Charter Schools and the “OSSE Enhanced Special Education Services Act of 2014: Implementation Report to the Council of the District of Columbia” Report DC Council Committee on Education
By Marlana Wallace • November 22, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Marlana Wallace At the Public Hearing on the DC Public Schools Budget
By Marlana Wallace • November 14, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Kamolika Das at the Public Hearing on Bill 23-133, Supporting Essential Workers Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act of 2019
By Kamolika Das • July 15, 2019 • Income & Poverty
Press Release
Proposed Bill Would Advance Education Equity in the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
A Path to Better Budgeting: Suspend the Council Finance Committee
By Ed Lazere • July 2, 2019 • Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Public Hearing on the Housing Production Trust Fund Transparency Amendment Act of 2019
By Doni Crawford • June 28, 2019 • Affordable Housing
Blog
Transparency: A Key to Education Equity and Better School Budgets
By Ed Lazere • June 27, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Organizations Decry Health Inequities in FY 2020 DC Budget, Call on Council and Mayor to Not Pit Health Programs Against Each Other
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2019 • Health Care
Blog
Beyond Outdoor Movies: Summer in DC Also Brings Paid Family Leave and a Higher Minimum Wage
By Simone Holzer • June 24, 2019 • Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Hearing on the “Interagency Council on Behavioral Health Establishment Amendment Act of 2019”
By Kate Coventry • June 21, 2019 • Health Care / Homelessness
Press Release
Kudos to DC Council for Finding a Way to Use Events DC Surplus For Public Housing Repairs, As They Intended
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 18, 2019 • Affordable Housing / Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Kamolika Das At the Public Hearing on the Paid Leave to Vote Amendment Act of 2019
By Kamolika Das • June 13, 2019 • Jobs & Training
