“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...
Testimony at the Racial Justice Initiative HearingOn July 27, 2012July 27, 2012By AJE-DC The Racial Justice Initiative of TimeBanksUSA held its first Public Documentation Hearing on Wednesday July 25, 2012 at the UDC...
AJE Testifies at City Council Rountable on EducationOn July 23, 2012July 23, 2012By AJE-DC D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson held a roundtable on education priorities and invited the public to share their ideas. Advocates...
AJE provides Testimony to OSSE on Early Intervention ProgramsOn July 16, 2012July 16, 2012By AJE-DC Parent and staff member Edenn Perez testified at a hearing in support of new rules OSSE has proposed for Early...
DC Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 Goes Into EffectOn June 28, 2012June 28, 2012By AJE-DC On Friday, June 22 Mayor Gray signed into law the “The Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012”. This expansive new...
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