May 3, 2022
“If we are talking about equitable education experiences, we cannot turn a blind eye to that. It’s our job and due diligence to meet the needs of those students.” – Advocacy Captain and Ward 6 PLE Board member Katrice Whitaker
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COVID has taken a toll on children’s academic progress, but here’s how parents can help their kids get back on track.
More »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 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 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 »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 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 »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.”
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