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  The Washington Post: Juvenile justice advocates and police at odds over reform bill

  The Washington Post’s Donovan J. Thomas covered our recent testimony on the Youth Rights Amendment Act of 2021, a bill that would change police interactions…

  December 11, 2021

• News Education

  DCist: D.C. Council’s Student Vaccine Mandate Bill Draws Opposition

  Over the last year and a half, Children’s Law Center has seen the pandemic disrupt the health, economic stability and education of DC residents. Our…

  October 27, 2021

• News Education

  NBC4: Bill Would Increase Transparency, Oversight of Policing in DC Schools

  NBC4’s Cory Smith covered our recent testimony on the School Police Incident Oversight and Accountability Amendment Act of 2021, a bill aimed at providing more…

  October 21, 2021

• News Family

  NPR 1A: Foster Care During The Pandemic

  Throughout the pandemic, the foster care system and children within it have faced new challenges ranging from limited in-person visitations with biological family to the…

  October 14, 2021

• News Education

  DCist: D.C. Council Approves Modest Extension Of Virtual Instruction, But Stops Short Of Broader Expansion

  Recognizing that many DC parents have expressed concerns about the education and health of their students, as well as the safety of their families and…

  October 5, 2021

• News Education

  The Washington Post: Lawmakers, residents push top D.C. education leaders for more testing, transparency and virtual learning

  For months, Children’s Law Center testified repeatedly that DC schools should prepare for in-person learning, as well as its predictable challenges. Still, we heard from…

  September 22, 2021

• News Behavioral Health

  NBC News4: Ready 4 School and Students' Needs

  As DC students get ready to return to school, NBC News4’s Pat Lawson Muse interviewed Children’s Law Center Executive Director Judith Sandalow to discuss student needs.

  August 16, 2021

• News Systemic Reform

  Celebrating record-breaking investments in DC kids

  As we entered the DC budget season, we anticipated an uphill battle. More than a year after the pandemic began, the outlook for the District…

  August 11, 2021

• News Systemic Reform

  Feedback Labs: Listening to DC’s underserved children and families to improve legal services

  Learning from our clients is an essential part of Children’s Law Center work. As Hannah Strauss, CLC’s Evaluation and Learning coordinator, writes in a blog…

  August 10, 2021

  

• News Education

  DCist: ‘I’m Just Looking For Some Compassion’: D.C. Parents Are Fighting For Medical Exemptions To In-Person Learning

  As DC students prepare to return to school this fall, many families with immunocompromised children or members have expressed concern about in-person learning amidst the…

  July 30, 2021