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WAMU: How one local family is dealing with school staffing shortages
For years, we’ve heard from clients that OSSE DOT buses needed to transport their children with disabilities to school are frequently late and difficult to…
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Washington City Paper: Gas Leaks, Mold, and Lead Poisoning Top Concerns at DOEE Hearing
At Children’s Law Center, we know that poor housing conditions can pose a serious risk to a child’s health, and no amount of lead exposure…
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News Behavioral Health
Washington City Paper: DBH Questioned At Oversight About Overcrowding, Access to Treatment, and ‘Chaos’
Washington City Paper’s Ambar Castillo covered our recent testimony before the Committee on Health at the Department of Behavioral Health’s oversight performance hearing. We were…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
