April 11, 2022
233 years and one month ago, the Supreme Court of the United States was established with the passing of the Judiciary Act of 1789. Today, for the first time in nearly two and a half centuries, a Black woman, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, has been confirmed to sit on the highest court in our nation.
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Our Founder and Executive Director Maya Martin Cadogan is featured in this Washington Post article, joining the DC Students Succeed Coalition’s call for our District leaders to: 1) Adequately fund the “at-risk” weight and 2) Rename and redefine “at-risk”
More »March 28, 2022
WATCH: Ward 8 PLE Board member India Patrick’s testimony for School-Based Mental Health to the DC Council is featured in WJLA’s news coverage.
More »March 24, 2022
It’s been a busy few weeks full of parent advocacy and #ParentPower! Parents talked to the people in POWER as they met with DC Councilmembers and their staff in-person AND virtually to discuss their #ParentPriorities. Parents shared their POWERful voices during the Committee on Health’s Budget Oversight Hearing about one of their top priorities. And […]
More »March 23, 2022
Ward 4 PLE Board member Amber Golden is featured in this article amplifying parents’ policy solutions for School-Based Mental Health supports!
More »March 15, 2022
I’ll never forget the moment when the officer of the corrections facility I was in ordered me to report to the Chaplin’s Office. Because only a few moments later, I was informed that my unborn child, who my wife was pregnant with at the time, did not make it through the delivery. I returned to […]
More »March 15, 2022
My advocacy for School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports stems from personal experience. Growing up, I felt high levels of stress and anxiousness, especially when I was in the classroom. Despite these feelings being so visually apparent, my family, teachers, and schools did nothing to help. This is why I fight for kids in the District […]
More »March 10, 2022
#ICYMI: Last Tuesday, eight PAVE Parent Leaders in Education (PLE) Board members testified LIVE to the DC Council during the Performance Oversight Hearing on DC’s Education Agencies! To lift up their voices, we are sharing quotes from their live testimonies during the hearing – we hope they inspire our District leaders and each of us to make sure every decision we […]
More »February 28, 2022
Ward 6 PLE Board member Kisha Clark writes in The Washington Post about her struggle accessing School-Based Mental Health supports for her daughter and how PAVE parents’ policy solutions can help.
More »February 24, 2022
Thursday, January 3rd, 2022 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent […]
More »February 24, 2022
Friday, January 28th, 2022 1 pm – 2 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent leaders’ […]
More »February 24, 2022
Friday, January 28th, 2022 11 am – 12 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent […]
More »February 24, 2022
Thursday, January 27th, 2022 2 pm – 3 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent leaders’ Statements […]
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Thursday, January 27th, 2022 1 pm – 2 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent C. Gray’s Chief Of Staff, Sheila Bunn, to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda […]
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Thursday, January 27th, 2022 11:30 am – 12:30 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent […]
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Thursday, January 27th, 2022 10 am – 10:30 am PAVE parent leaders sit down with Chairman Phil Mendelson to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent leaders’ Statements of […]
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent […]
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 1 pm – 2 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent […]
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 10:15 am – 11:15 am PAVE parent leaders sit down with At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent leaders’ Statements […]
More »February 24, 2022
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 1 pm – 2 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with At-Large Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. to share their visions and policy solutions for their TOP 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. Watch the full meeting HERE Full Agenda with chat questions Read parent […]
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