Unchecked School Growth Jeopardizes Stability of Neighborhood School Budgets
By Qubilah Huddleston, Michael Johnson Jr. and Claire Goldberg • March 8, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Initial School Budgets Show DCPS Needs a Plan to Ensure Equitable Funding and Stability
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 24, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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DC Must Better Address the Behavioral Health Needs of Students of Color and Girls
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity
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Testimony on the Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021
By Qubilah Huddleston • September 16, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Testimony at the DC Council Committee of the Whole Budget Oversight Hearing on School-Based Behavioral Health
By Qubilah Huddleston • April 8, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
My testimony focuses on additional investments that are needed to boost the behavioral health of students in the District.
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing for DC Public Schools
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 28, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Behavioral Health
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 21, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
While most children are no longer learning remotely, the mental, emotional, and physical toll of the pandemic on DC students is more pronounced than ever.
New DC Public Schools Budget Model Makes Progress Towards More Transparency and Flexibility, but Falls Short on Addressing Structural Funding Inadequacy and Inequity
By Qubilah Huddleston and Michael Johnson Jr. • March 14, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
More than half of the schools within DC Public Schools (DCPS) have fiscal year (FY) 2023 initial budgets that are lower than their FY 2022 budgets that were boosted by federal funds. Additionally, 73 schools have initial FY 2023 budgets that would not keep up […]
Testimony at the Performance Oversight Hearing of the DC Education Agencies on School Budgeting and Transparency
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 2, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
This testimony focuses on the need for DC Public Schools (DCPS) to improve its individual school budgeting process and overall budget transparency
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston at the Public Hearing on “Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021”
By Qubilah Huddleston • January 20, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
My testimony mainly focuses on the “Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021” (Schools First). Some of my statements and recommendations, however, also apply to the “Schools Full Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021.”