Thank you for the opportunity to testify at the DC Public Schools Public Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a nonprofit organization that promotes budget...
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Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston, Education Policy Analyst at the Department of Behavioral Health Public Oversight Hearing Committee on Health
Chairperson Gray and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a nonprofit organization that promotes budget choices to address...
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston, Education Policy Analyst at the Hearing on the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2020 Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
Chairperson Allen and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a nonprofit organization that promotes budget choices to address...
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2021 Approved Budget for PreK-12 Education?
Increases the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula (UPSFF) by 3 percent, bringing the per-student funding base to $11,310. Minimally increases the supplemental at-risk weight in the UPSFF. Provides $6.9 million to DC Public Schools (DCPS) to increase student access to...
Results from School Funding Study Outline Options for DC to Advance Educational Equity
School funding in DC could become more equitable if the city were to implement the policy options laid out in a new study that the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) commissioned.
DC Students Deserve Empathy and Greater Mental Health Support, Not Policing and Punishment
The Metropolitan Police Department’s largest contract funds a police presence in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). This money could be better spent on student mental health.
How Divesting from the Police Can Strengthen the District
by Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Danielle Hamer, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth
Every year, police shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people in the US—a disproportionate share of them are Black. It is past time to analyze how public dollars contribute to this racist violence, starting with our city’s budget.
Mayor’s Proposed Budget Falls Short of Stabilizing Child Care Sector
Her FY 2021 proposal largely holds funding for early childhood programs flat from last fiscal year but cuts funding for critical home visiting programs.
What Does COVID-19 Mean for the Survival of Black-Owned Businesses?
by Doni Crawford and Qubilah Huddleston
So many of DC’s Black residents have already been forced out due to rising costs and gentrification, and now the survival of Black-owned small businesses is at stake, threatening to undermine who and what DC is.
The Black Burden of COVID-19
by Doni Crawford and Qubilah Huddleston
Today, DC Emancipation Day, we commemorate the District’s important position as the first place where federal action freed enslaved Black people.
As Families Navigate the Pandemic, Education Officials Should Put Equity at the Forefront of Their Ongoing Response
To ensure that the District’s crisis responses promote educational equity and give students and their families the proper support they need, education leaders should consider the following
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Hearing on the Critical Risk Rate School Funding Designation Act of 2019
Chairperson Mendelson, Grosso, and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a non-profit organization that promotes budget...
Qubilah Huddleston At the Public Meeting of the DC State Board of Education, February 26, 2020
President Ruth Wattenburg, Vice President Markus Batchelor, and the entire State Board of Education, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the ways District leaders can put the public education budget on a path to adequacy and equity. My name is Qubilah...
New Report: Money Matters: Adequate and Targeted Education Funding Can Boost Student Outcomes, Reduce Opportunity Gaps
In recent years, new evidence on the relationship between public education investments and student achievement makes it clear that money does matter in education, a new DCFPI report explains.
Money Matters: Adequate and Targeted Investments in Education Can Help Reduce Opportunity Gaps
New evidence on the relationship between public education investments and student achievement makes it clear that money does matter in education.
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Performance Oversight Hearing for the District of Columbia Public Schools
Chairman Mendelson, Chairman Grosso, and members of the Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a...
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education and Public Charter School Board
Chairman Mendelson, Chairman Grosso, and members of the Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am a Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a...
Early Childhood Education: Give All of DC’s Children a Strong Start, and Strengthen the Early Childhood Educator Workforce
In the last fiscal year (FY), the Mayor and DC Council made notable investments in the Birth-to-Three Act to support early childhood programs for the District’s thousands of infants and toddlers. Policymakers can and should build on this success in the FY 2021 budget...
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Department of Behavioral Health
Chairman Gray and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am an Education Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a non-profit organization that promotes budget choices to...
Raising the Bar
Recent changes to school budgeting practices by District leaders are obscuring the level of funding needed to keep up with growing educational expenses, resulting in inadequate funding increases for one of the most important roles of DC government—educating our children.