Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Let’s Put DC’s Surplus to Work Helping DC Residents
By Ed Lazere • February 20, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Ensuring Lawmakers Fully Fund All DC Schools This Budget Season: 4 Facts You Need to Know
By Alyssa Noth and Qubilah Huddleston • February 19, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Performance Oversight Hearing for the District of Columbia Public Schools
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 19, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Alyssa Noth At the Performance Oversight Hearing of District of Columbia Public Schools
By Alyssa Noth • February 19, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Priorities
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 19, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Five Ways to Use DCFPI’s Updated School Finance Primer
By Alyssa Noth • February 18, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Report
Investing in Our Kids
By Alyssa Noth and Danielle Hamer • February 18, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell At the Hearing on the Cashless Retailers Prohibition Act of 2019
By Tazra Mitchell • February 13, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education and Public Charter School Board
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 12, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
FY 2026 Budget Must Help DC Residents Weather the Coming Storm
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 6, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Can Do More to Ensure Tax System is Fair
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 5, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Report
A Business Activity Tax Would Make DC’s Tax System More Equitable While Raising Revenue
By Tazra Mitchell • January 30, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Insufficient Funding Jeopardizes Health Care Access for Early Educators
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 28, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Ashley Blake Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 23, 2025
In The News
High Anxiety: What Losing 100,000 Federal Jobs Could Mean for the Local Economy
Washington Business Journal • January 13, 2025
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes New Communications Associate, Jordan Pelavin!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 18, 2024
Blog
12 Charts of 2024: Visualizing DC’s Persistent Inequality and How to Build an Inclusive Economy
By Connor Zielinski • December 18, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
Report
A Quality Job Guarantee Would Ensure DC Youth Can Fully Participate in DC’s Economy
By Caitlin Schnur • December 4, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
30,000 District Residents Struggle to Put Food on the Table Due to A Lack of Resources, and Many Lack Equitable Access to Grocery Options
By Connor Zielinski • November 25, 2024 • Health Equity