DC Council’s stabilizing investments advanced equity by ensuring schools with majority Black and brown students and students from families with low incomes were better resourced.
When federal recovery funds expire on September 30, 2024, DC schools will lose significant resources that helped address the acute harm of the pandemic. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds supported school operations and student learning...
Chairperson Mendelson, members of the committee, and committee staff, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Erika Roberson, and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a non-profit organization that shapes racially-just...
