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UPDATE – Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against OSSE Over Unsafe and Unreliable Transportation Services
At a hearing last month the presiding Judge expressed an interest in hearing what DC families who use OSSE-DOT transportation...
** IMPORTANT UPDATE ** OSSE-DOT Transportation Stipend ** Eligibility Expanded ** Application Deadline of August 30th Announced **
AJE learned earlier this week that OSSE has two updates to the stipend program – 1) OSSE intends to close...
Eagle Academy Closure
Earlier this week, Eagle Academy Public Charter School shared with families and the Public Charter School Board (“PCSB”) that they...
Focus Group Opportunity for Parents of Children with Complex Medical Needs, and for Young Adults with Complex Medical Needs themselves.
Family Voices, in partnership with Academy Health, is hosting a 1-hour focus group to learn more about children with complex...
Understanding Your Rights: A How-To Guide for Title VI Complaints
AJE wants families to know both what their rights are, but also how to access them. Which is why we...
Preparing for Financial Aid: Key Updates on FAFSA and Debt Relief
FEDERAL STUDENT AID On August 7, the Department announced that 2025-26 FAFSA® form will be launched through a new process....
** IMPORTANT UPDATE ** OSSE-DOT Transportation Stipend ** Eligibility Expanded ** Application Deadline of August 30th Announced **
AJE learned TODAY that OSSE has two updates to the stipend program – 1) OSSE intends to close the application...
STARTS NEXT WEEK – 2024 SMART Beginnings Virtual Conference for families, providers, and leaders
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will be hosting the Smart Beginnings 2024 webinar series...
**TOMORROW** DDS Enabling Tech Project – learn more August 19th from 12 to 1.
Department of Disability Services (DDS) invites families to join them on August 14th or 19th to learn about the DDS...
Accessing Vaccination Exemptions in DC
AJE wants to remind parents that both HPV opt-out forms as well as religious exemptions for immunizations must be submitted each...
Vaccination requirements in DC for school
AJE wants families to know that DC’s policy regarding school exclusion for failure to vaccinate (or request an exemption) changed...