Public Oversight Hearing: Charter School Review and Renewal in the District
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public oversight hearing on Charter School Review and Renewal in the District. She pointed to Children’s Law Center’s years of experience representing DC students who regularly face barriers in accessing their education, including children in foster care as well as children who face school attendance challenges related to chronic health conditions, lack of access to special education or housing conditions.
Danielle noted how these children are most acutely impacted by the educational disruptions inherent in school closures, and called on the Public Charter School Board to increase the transparency of DC charter schools so that students in these schools are not caught off guard by future school closures or other education disruptions.
Our Impact on Children’s Education
Too often the District’s schools fail to provide students with physical, learning or emotional disabilities or children living in poverty with the right supports they need to succeed. We work with parents and schools to get a child’s education back on track – from ensuring testing for learning disabilities at a young age to making sure students with disabilities have an appropriate plan that meets their learning needs.