AJE’s Youth Advocacy Board members will be given a space to discuss issues that are often overlooked. There will be...
Category: Advocacy Opportunity
Upcoming School Discipline Related Trainings
AJE is proud be part of the Dignity in Schools Week of Action Against School Pushout. As in past years,...
Upcoming State Board of Education Meeting: Addressing Bullying in D.C. Schools
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE) will host an expert panel to...
Make Your Voice Heard: Two Upcoming DC Council Hearings on Special Education and Student Transportation
Families of students with disabilities have two upcoming opportunities to make their voices heard before the DC Council! The Council...
AJE Files Amicus Brief in Support of Families Fighting for Safe and Reliable School Transportation
Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE), represented pro bono by DLA Piper, recently filed an Amicus Brief (friend-of-the-court brief) in...
What the OCR Investigation Means for DC Families: Understanding the Findings and Resolution Agreement
Many AJE families might have seen stories in the news about an OCR investigation into DCPS. This blog post is...
Celebrating Ni’Aisha Banks’ Contributions to DC Families and Systems Change
We are thrilled to congratulate Ni’Aisha Banks on the successful completion of her American University Proseminar consultancy project in partnership...
AJE Parent Ambassador OSSE DOT Position Statement Submitted to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education (SAPSE)
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the District of Columbia State Advisory Panel on Special Education (SAPSE) will be hosting it’s...
Researchers seeking Parent Perspective on Navigating Special Education in DC
AJE is excited to share this opportunity to participate in research with our families. The purpose of the study is...
Connecting Families to Research: AJE Partners with the Children’s National Mental Health CORE for the CONNECT Study Project
Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE) is proud to partner with Children’s National Mental Health CORE as a community-based...
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