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  Testimony: Performance Oversight Hearing, Office of Human Rights (FY18)

  Children’s Law Center Policy Analyst Michael Villafranca focuses his testimony on the Safe Schools Certification Program and challenges under the Language Access Act. He shares…

  February 22, 2018

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  Testimony: Performance Oversight Hearing, District of Columbia Public Schools (FY18)

  CLC Policy Director Sharra Greer testifies about DC Public Schools, saying the focus has moved away from students and schools. She asks the Council, the…

  February 21, 2018

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  Testimony: Performance Oversight Hearing, CFSA (FY18)

  The District’s Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) is responsible for the welfare of children who often have complex trauma histories and have been failed…

  February 21, 2018

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  Testimony: Performance Oversight Hearing, Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force (FY18)

  The challenge of addressing bullying is more complicated than just having policies that are compliant with the law. At Children’s Law Center, we know from…

  February 15, 2018

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  Testimony: Performance Oversight Hearing, Public Charter School Board (FY18)

  In her testimony, Children’s Law Center attorney Renee Murphy focuses on the additional steps that the most vulnerable and marginalized students need the District, and…

  February 13, 2018

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  Testimony: Performance Oversight Hearing, Deputy Mayor for Education (FY18)

  Children’s Law Center attorney Renee Murphy focuses her testimony on two areas where the District needs the Deputy Mayor to focus her leadership to create…

  February 13, 2018

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  Public Hearing: Performance Oversight Hearing – Department of Health (FY18)

  Children’s Law Center attorney Anne Cunningham testifies about Home Visiting and the Build Health Challenge Grant—which has enabled Children’s Law Center, Children’s National Health System,…

  February 12, 2018

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  Student Fair Access to School Act of 2017 Testimony

  The children we advocate for at Children’s Law Center are disproportionately impacted by school suspensions and expulsions—children of color, children with disabilities and children in…

  January 30, 2018

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  Testimony: The Department of Human Services’ Rapid Re-Housing Program

  Children’s Law Center’s experience with Rapid Re-Housing in the District is that its structure and its implementation often result in families living in substandard housing…

  December 18, 2017

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  Testimony: The Department of Human Services’ Rapid Re-Housing Program, Diana Sisson

  Diana Sisson is part of CLC’s medical legal partnership, an innovative collaboration between pediatricians and lawyers where lawyers become part of the medical team on…

  December 18, 2017