OSSE has published its updated School Year 2026-27 School Immunization Policy and Key Dates one-pager on its website. A few year ago, DC changed how they handled student vaccination, and now only students in pre-K 3, kindergarten, 7, or 11 are subject to school exclusion for noncompliance with vaccination requirements. Families who want to learn more DC’s...

AJE is excited to share this opportunity to participate in research with our families. The purpose of the study is to better understand the financial and emotional experiences of parents with children who receive special education services through DC’s public schools. The researchers want to learn more about how systems, policies, and processes affect District...

The DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DC TAG) program helps eligible DC students cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at public colleges and universities nationwide. Applications are currently open and will run through Friday, August 21, 2026. To apply, students must complete the DC OneApp and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and...

Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE) is proud to partner with Children’s National as a community-based organization supporting the CONNECT Study. What Is the CONNECT Study? The CONNECT Study, Community Networks’ Needs and Experiences with Care & Treatment, seeks to learn about families’ experiences getting physical health care and mental health care for their kids...

AJE knows that families of students with disabilities often struggle to access out-of-school time programs, and those programs often struggle to provide reasonable accommodations and understand their obligations, even when they mean well.  Are you interested in helping solve these problems?  In making sure that families of students with disabilities have a voice in OST...

OSSE has published its updated School Year 2026-27 School Immunization Policy and Key Dates one-pager on its website. A few year ago, DC changed how they handled student vaccination, and now only students in pre-K 3, kindergarten, 7, or 11 are subject to school exclusion for noncompliance with vaccination requirements. Families who want to learn more DC’s...

AJE is excited to share this opportunity to participate in research with our families. The purpose of the study is to better understand the financial and emotional experiences of parents with children who receive special education services through DC’s public schools. The researchers want to learn more about how systems, policies, and processes affect District...

The Person Center and The Safe Sister’s Circle are hosting free legal clinics weekly and open to all Black and Black Immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, family violence, and stalking in Washington DC. In the legal clinics all participants will be able to receive advice and filing support regarding: Protection order...

On Friday, August 14, the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), in partnership with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, Department of Human Services, and Child and Family Services Administration will host its 4th Annual Back-to-School Event at The Fields at RFK Campus. The event will bring together young...

This summer, children and teens ages 18 and younger can receive free meals and snacks at more than 100 DC Youth Meals sites across all eight wards. No ID or registration is required; students simply show up during posted mealtimes. The Summer Meals program began Monday, June 22, 2026 and continues to Sunday, August 23,...

AJE wants to help families have a smooth start to the 2026/7 school year, so we are sharing this information from OSSE-DOT about the parent portal, which is also available here – https://osse.dc.gov/node/1785496. AJE strongly encourages families who use any type of OSSE-DOT supported transportation (including the stipend) to log into the parent portal to...