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2023 Annual Report
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2023-24 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
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Resource Testimonies/Comments
2023-24 Oversight Testimony: Deputy Mayor for Education, District of Columbia Public Schools, Office of the State Superintendent for Education
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Commitee of the Whole performance oversight hearing in regards to the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), District…
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Resource Testimonies/Comments
2023-24 Oversight Testimony: Office of Human Rights
Children’s Law Center Public Service Legal Policy Fellow, Mariatu Okonofua, testified today at the performance oversight hearing before the Committee on Public Works and Operations…
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Resource Testimonies/Comments
Comment: Chapter 30 Special Education Regulations
Each day a child misses the opportunity to engage in Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is a missed opportunity for learning and development that…
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Resource Training Presentations & Videos
Meeting Our Clients Where They Are: Serving Families East of the River
Children’s Law Center and Bread for the City co-hosted this event during D.C. Pro Bono Week (October 2020) to discuss our respective legal services work East of…
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Resource Practice Kits
Practice Kit 15: Domestic Violence
Created September 2018. This practice kit is intended as a guide for lawyers who are working with families affected by domestic violence. In particular, this…
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DC Pro Bono Week: Medical-Legal Partnership Site Visit 2018
The last person that a parent expects to see at the pediatrician’s office is a lawyer. However, medical-legal partnerships help families obtain the legal services…
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Resource Fact Sheets
Changes to the Law on Expert Witnesses
In 2016, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued Motorola Inc. v. Murray, changing the legal standard in D.C. for qualifying expert witnesses. This fact sheet…
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Resource Practice Kits
Practice Kit 06, Education Toolkit
Revised September 2018. This practice kit contains school contact information, calendars, enrollment and stability information for DC and Prince George’s County schools. There are also chapters…
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Resource Practice Kits
Practice Kit 09, Post-Secondary Education
Revised July 2018. This practice kit developed for CCAN attorneys identifies some of the primary challenges for students exiting the neglect system and attempting to…
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Resource Training Manuals
Special Education Pro Bono Attorney Training Manual
Below you will find Children’s Law Center’s comprehensive Special Education Training Manual, broken up into its component tabs. Please note: Identifying information included in any…