Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Making a Good Jobs Program Even Better: How to Strengthen DC’s Project Empowerment
By Ed Lazere • April 1, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Report
Making a Good Jobs Program Even Better: How to Strengthen DC’s Project Empowerment
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 1, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Budget Resource Page
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Toolkit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 27, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
A Resource to Help You Break Down How Funding Works for DC Schools
By Soumya Bhat • March 26, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Report
Investing in Our Kids: District of Columbia School Finance Primer
By Soumya Bhat • March 26, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
What’s in Store for Next Year’s Budget? Highlights of DCFPI’s Budget Forum
By Ed Lazere • March 24, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Ensuring Early Literacy Efforts Reach All DC Families
By Soumya Bhat • March 19, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat at the Public Hearing on B21-34, the Books from Birth Act of 2015, March 19, 2015
By Soumya Bhat • March 19, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Can Do More to Help Parents Struggling to Find Employment
By Kate Coventry • March 13, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Performance Oversight Hearing of the Department of Human Services, March 12, 2015
By Kate Coventry • March 12, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
All Publications & Resources
Report
Chronic Racial Inequality Holds Back Workers and Equitable Economic Growth
By Shira Markoff • March 9, 2026 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Child Care Workers Deserve Quality, Affordable Health Care
By Anne Gunderson • March 6, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Implementation of Federal Cuts to SNAP is Critical to Preventing Harm to DC Residents
By Tazra Mitchell • March 6, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
DC Families Deserve High-Quality and Affordable Child Care
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 4, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies
By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C. attorney general tells CFO to ignore Congress on tax law dispute
Washington Business Journal • February 24, 2026
Report
DC Can Raise $121 Million or More with a Simple Tax on Proceeds from Wealth
By Erica Williams • February 23, 2026
Report
Proposed Child Care Subsidy Waitlist Could Leave District Parents and Providers Paying the Price
By Anne Gunderson • February 20, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Child Poverty Back to Extreme Level After Short-Lived Progress
By Connor Zielinski • February 19, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Fact Sheets
Cutting Reimbursement Rates in the DC Child Care Subsidy Program Would Cripple Budgets and Force Classrooms to Close
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 17, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
