Testimony: B26-0403, the Education Continuity for Students in the Care of D.C. Amendment Act of 2025
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette and Senior Attorney and GAL Policy Liaison Megan Conway jointly testified before the Committee of the Whole regarding B26-0403, the Education Continuity for Students in the Care of D.C. Amendment Act of 2025.
Students in care are highly mobile, meaning that they change schools often due to changes in residence. With each school transition, their education is disrupted and they become less likely to graduate on time, or at all. Poor inter-agency coordination and failure to plan for known placement changes creates additional barriers that undermine school engagement. Their testimonies detail why the Committee should prioritize funding B26-0403, as this bill seeks to address these barriers by creating a more robust support system for students in the care of DC. We also share a few of our client stories that illustrate the gaps and cracks that this legislation is meant to fill.
Read both testimonies below:
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.