Featured Publications & Resources
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
Op-Ed
Federal Tax Bill Will Increase Inequality in DC, But We Can Fight Back
By Kitty Richards • East of the River • February 10, 2018 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Is Putting Its Affordable Housing Dollars to Work— and the Proof Is in the CAFR
By Claire Zippel • February 9, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Food and Finances: Connecting Hardworking Families to Federal Nutrition and Income-Support Programs
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • February 1, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Jodi Kwarciany on Bill 22-460, Department of Health Smoking Cessation Fund Amendment Act of 2017
By Jodi Kwarciany • February 1, 2018 • Health Equity
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
Blog
CHIP Reauthorization Means Continued Health Coverage for Many DC Families
By Jodi Kwarciany • January 29, 2018 • Health Equity
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
