April 26, 2022
“We can and should do more to ensure that all students — especially students with learning differences or special needs — are able to access OST programs. As the grandmother of an autistic teenage boy, I know that we have work to do on that front.”
More »April 21, 2022
It’s a NEW day which means that it’s time for another parent-led day of ACTION – this one for Out-of-School Time (OST) programs in the District! If you believe that every family deserves access to a high-quality OST program for their children – regardless of income level or where they live – we need YOU to help SPREAD THE WORD about […]
More »April 19, 2022
If YOU believe that DC’s education system must provide readily accessible, high-quality school-based mental health services and supports and should be responsive to student needs then we need you to get UP, get READY, and get LOUD today on social media during PAVE parent leaders’ Day of Action for School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports!
More »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.
More »April 9, 2022
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 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
It’s no secret that our work is driven by the powerful parent leaders whose collective voice are bringing CHANGE to the District! So, today, we’re spotlighting SIX parent leaders who STEPPED UP in their advocacy by sharing their respective voices in featured media pieces to SPEAK OUT to amplify their stories, experiences, and the issues that matter most to them! […]
More »February 19, 2022
Ward 8 PLE Board member Kiara Childs shares how her daughter’s enrollment in Friendship Public Charter School’s Online Academy has benefitted her learning style and academic growth in this Washington Post article.
More »February 17, 2022
Ward 8 parent leader LaJoy J Law is featured in this MarketWatch article sharing the financial realities she faces after Child Tax Credit dollars ran out and as inflation rises.
More »February 11, 2022
Last week, PAVE parent leaders officially wrapped up DC Parent Voice and Choice Week (DCPVCW) 2022 with one final meeting with Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George. Now that their powerful week(s) of advocacy are complete, we’re taking this time to pause, reflect, and CELEBRATE their amazing #ParentPower! DCPVCW this year would NOT have been possible without the support and participation […]
More »January 25, 2022
Citywide PLE Board and Ward 6 PLE Board member Russchelle Moore’s testimony to the DC Council is featured in this article for the Washington City Paper. “The traumatic experiences my son Nicholas went through as a DCPS student sadly reflected some of the weight of the very same traumatic experiences of my own childhood.”
More »January 24, 2022
We’re only HOURS away from the first DC Parent Voice and Choice Week (DCPVCW) meeting of 2022. For five years (and counting!), PAVE parent leaders have hosted DCPVCW – a week-long event where parents invite and meet with DC’s elected leaders including the At-Large and Ward-based Councilmembers in Wards 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, […]
More »January 20, 2022
The time has COME! Over the summer, fall, and winter, parent leaders have put in the WORK that led to this very moment: the release of their Statements of Beliefs on their 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs! Included in the Statements are a key set of solutions that parent leaders recognize as critical […]
More »December 31, 2016
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