How Care Coordination Can Support FamiliesOn January 13, 2014January 13, 2014By AJE-DC Background Many families of children with special healthcare needs may often feel overwhelmend with navigating the complex healthcare systems on...
Strategies on How to Respond to BullyingOn October 23, 2013October 23, 2013By AJE-DC October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Parents, teachers and community members play an important role when it comes to addressing...
Dealing with Allergies: Tips for ParentsOn July 16, 2013July 16, 2013By AJE-DC The 411 on Allergies Allergies, our bodies’ abnormal reaction to allergens, foreign invaders also called triggers, affect 1 in 5 Americans...
Olmstead Community Integration Plan for the District of ColumbiaOn May 2, 2013May 2, 2013By AJE-DC In June of 1999 the Supreme Court ruled that the unjustified segregation or isolation of people with disabilities constitutes discrimination...
“Tolerance in Schools for Latino Students: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline”On April 12, 2013April 12, 2013By AJE-DC April 15, 2013 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Rayburn House Office Building – Room B339 “Tolerance in Schools for Latino...
Opportunities to Speak OutOn March 11, 2013March 11, 2013By AJE-DC Parents, students and interested citizens, the DC Council is continuing to do oversight hearings this week. There will be an...
Education Committee Oversight HearingsOn March 5, 2013March 5, 2013By AJE-DC Performance oversight hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, State Board of Education, and Bullying Prevention Taskforce....
How Charters Get Students They Want.On February 19, 2013February 19, 2013By AJE-DC A Reuters special report has found that across the United States, charters aggressively screen student applicants, assessing their academic records,...
DC PCSB: DC Charters Do Not ScreenOn February 19, 2013February 19, 2013By AJE-DC Friday Reuters published an article raising some disturbing issues concerning the way some charter schools around the nation create barriers...
Respite, Something You Should Know AboutOn September 18, 2012September 18, 2012By AJE-DC Parenting a child is no easy feat. It involves an extraordinary amount of energy, both physical and mental to keep...
Parents Rights TriumphOn September 13, 2012September 13, 2012By AJE-DC Advocates for Justice and Education (“AJE”) was successful in pursuit of parents rights. AJE filed a complaint with the D.C....
DCPS Becomes More Disability FriendlyOn August 29, 2012August 29, 2012By AJE-DC While it hard to imagine that a student could be sent home (repeatedly) from school and then the parent referred...
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