Testimony: Reporting Requirements in DC’s Education Sector
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding proposed changes to reporting requirements in DC’s education sector. Our testimony emphasizes the need for reporting requirements to strike a careful balance between public transparency and administrative burden. We recommend that the Council consider how data from required reports — specifically, attendance reports and Healthy Schools Act profiles — are used not only by the Council, but also by schools and families to make decisions for their students.
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.