Featured Publications & Resources
Report
Investing in Our Kids: District of Columbia School Finance Primer
By Soumya Bhat • March 26, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
What’s in Store for Next Year’s Budget? Highlights of DCFPI’s Budget Forum
By Ed Lazere • March 24, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Ensuring Early Literacy Efforts Reach All DC Families
By Soumya Bhat • March 19, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat at the Public Hearing on B21-34, the Books from Birth Act of 2015, March 19, 2015
By Soumya Bhat • March 19, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Can Do More to Help Parents Struggling to Find Employment
By Kate Coventry • March 13, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Performance Oversight Hearing of the Department of Human Services, March 12, 2015
By Kate Coventry • March 12, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Going, Going, Gone: DC’s Vanishing Affordable Housing
By Wes Rivers • March 12, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Report
Going, Going, Gone: DC’s Vanishing Affordable Housing
By Wes Rivers • March 12, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Mayor Bowser Will Need to Find More Revenue to Avoid Deep Cuts in Services
By Ed Lazere • March 10, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Making Sure DC Residents Keep Benefits That Help Them Stay Healthy
By Wes Rivers • March 9, 2015 • Health Equity
All Publications & Resources
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Dana Hock as Our New Grants Administrative Associate
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 11, 2024
Blog
DC Council Makes Progress but Fails to Raise Adequate Revenue for Critical Programs at First Budget Vote
By Erica Williams • May 31, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. Experimented With Giving Childcare Workers Big Raises. The Project May Not Last.
Ms. Magazine • May 30, 2024
Fact Sheets
DC Can Boost Income to Tackle Child Poverty
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 23, 2024 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund, Early Learning Programs
By Anne Gunderson • May 16, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget