Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Public Restrooms are Fundamental to Human Dignity and Health
By Kate Coventry • April 6, 2023 • Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DCPS Submitted School Budgets Show Continued Need for a Long-Term Vision for Racial Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • April 5, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Fact Sheets
Summary: Bringing It All Home: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness and Provide Higher-Quality Services
By Kate Coventry • April 5, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Testimony
DC Council Must Make Changes to Mayor’s Budget Proposal to Promote Equity in DC’s Early Learning System
By Tazra Mitchell • April 5, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Report
Bringing it All Home: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness and Provide Higher-Quality Services
By Kate Coventry • April 4, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Testimony
Council Must Invest in Affordable Housing Preservation to Prevent Displacement
By Eliana Golding • April 3, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Funding ERAP is a Moral Obligation, Not a Moral Hazard
By Caitlin C. Schnur • March 31, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Mayor’s Proposed FY24 Budget Cuts Essential Funding for Programs to End Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • March 31, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Don’t Call it A Comeback: First Look at the Mayor’s FY 2024 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 27, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Four Ways Residents Can Influence the DC Budget
By Claire Goldberg • March 16, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
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Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Diana Chavez as our Early Childhood Education Intern!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 20, 2024
Blog
Poverty Reduction Stalled While Racial and Income Inequality Persisted in 2023
By Tazra Mitchell • September 16, 2024 • Income & Poverty
In The News
New report exposes DC police using arrests and tickets to score revenue for the District
The Real News • September 11, 2024
Testimony
Budget Constraints Necessitate Changes to the PEF Formula and Structure
By Anne Gunderson • August 22, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
With Council Changes, the FY 2025 Budget Advances Educational Equity
By Erika Roberson • July 29, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024